About This Print
The actors Kawarazaki Sanshō 河原崎三升 in the role of Watōnai Sankan 和藤内三官 matched with the sign of the tiger 寅 and Nakamura Sōjūrō 中村宗十郎 in the role of Kawarazaki mimasu Ashigarayama no yamauba 足柄山のやまうば, matched with the sign of the hare 卯.
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV and Bandō Mitsugurō
The actors Sawamura Tosshō II and Sawamura Tanosuke III
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV and Onoe Kikugorō V
The actors Kawarazaki Sanshō and Onoe Kikugorō V
IHL Cat. #776
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1302 |
| Title (Description) | Tiger and Hare (寅卯) |
| Series | A comparison of actors with the 12 signs of the zodiac Haiyū mitate jūnishi 俳優見立十二支 |
| Artist | Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) |
| Signature |  Kunichika hitsu with toshidama seal |
| Seal | toshidama seal (see above) |
| Publication Date |  February 1869 |
| Publisher | Dobashi Masadaya han 土橋政田屋 版; trade name Masadaya Heikichi [Marks: seal 25-448; pub. ref. 302] (Seal not present on this print. See IHL Cat. #776 for seal picture) |
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| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - unbacked; minor soiling |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; nigao-e; yakusha-e; mitate |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban |
| H x W Paper | 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (36.8 x 25.1 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 1/16 x 9 3/4 in. (35.7 x 24.8 cm) |
| Literature | |
| Collections This Print | The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Waseda University 100-5923; Tokyo Metropolitan Library 5714-C137-1 |
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