Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)

Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信 Japanese

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Both portraits belong to a set of prints commemorating a performance of the popular Kabuki drama Jiraiya. Performing in Osaka, the Edo-based actor Ichikawa Ebizo V plays the role of Senso Dōjin, a hermit and magician who rescues the young Jiraiya and teaches him the secrets of toad magic (including the ability to turn into a toad) that will save his life and restore his fortune.

Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left), Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1809–1879), Pair of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; vertical chūban, Japan

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