Mitate sanjurokkasen no uchi ([Kabuki Roles] Viewed as the Thirty-six Poets) / Mibu no Tadamine 1847-1851 Published by: Iseya Kanekichi , Print artist: Utagawa Kunisada ,Toyokuni III Japan Japanese

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Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'Date kurabe' with the actors Onoe Kikujiro II as the nurse Masaoka (right) holding a lantern aloft, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in red stage makeup as Otokonosuke Teruhide (centre) with his foot on a giant rat, and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (playing two roles simultaneously) as Nikki Danjo (left) holding a scroll at his mouth whilst making magical a gesture.

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Size: 3421px × 5018px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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