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Ichikawa Yaozō III (R) and Nakayama Tomisaburō I (L) as Two Kamuro Performing a Lion Dance

1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month
Not on view
The names of the actors and roles have been inscribed by hand on this diptych, which records performances of the play Shinobu Koi Suzume no Irodoki 忍恋雀色時 (Tokiwazu jōruri), performed as the Kiri Theater in Edo, in the eleventh month of 1794 (Kansei 6).

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  • 東洲斎写楽画　三代目市川八百蔵の切禿　初代中山富三郎の切禿
  • Title: Ichikawa Yaozō III (R) and Nakayama Tomisaburō I (L) as Two Kamuro Performing a Lion Dance
  • Artist: Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Hosoban; 12 1/2 x 5 31/32 in. (31.8 x 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: JP3128a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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