Ichikawa Komazō II (1764–1838) in the Role of Akaneya Hanshichi from the Play Hadesugata On'a Maiginu ca. 1798 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese This print shows the tension of a couple's hopeless relationship. The character of the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu holds the letter she and her lover Akaneya Hanshichi wrote to his family as part of their preparations for double suicide. Ichikawa Komazō II (Matsumoto Kōshirō V) played the role of Hanshichi, Nakayama Tomisaburō (1760–1819) the role of Sankatsu. The artist Utagawa Toyokuni was especially adept at portraying Ichikawa Komazō II (1764–183
Ichikawa Komazō II (1764–1838) in the Role of Akaneya Hanshichi from the Play Hadesugata On'a Maiginu ca. 1798 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese This print shows the tension of a couple's hopeless relationship. The character of the courtesan Minoya Sankatsu holds the letter she and her lover Akaneya Hanshichi wrote to his family as part of their preparations for double suicide. Ichikawa Komazō II (Matsumoto Kōshirō V) played the role of Hanshichi, Nakayama Tomisaburō (1760–1819) the role of Sankatsu. The artist Utagawa Toyokuni was especially adept at portraying Ichikawa Komazō II (1764–1838) in the Role of Akaneya Hanshichi from the Play Hadesugata On'a Maiginu 55389
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