Oda lzuminosuke with bamboo branch, Kabuki actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III in the role of Oda Izuminosuke dances with a bamboo branch in his hand. His pants, with long legs dragging across the floor, are patterned with chrysanthemums. The flying cranes on the top of his costume are symbols of good fortune. This print depicts a scene from the play Keisei Ide no Yamabuki, performed at the Nakamura Theatre on June 6, 1787., print maker: Katsukawa Shunko, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1787, paper, color woodcut, height 311 mm × width 146 mm

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