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Iwai Kumesaburô [II] as Tonase and Bandô Tamasaburô [I] as Konami, from Chûshingura act 9

Utagawa Kunisada

Artwork Details

Iwai Kumesaburô [II] as Tonase and Bandô Tamasaburô [I] as Konami, from Chûshingura act 9
circa 1827
Utagawa Kunisada
woodblock print on paper
14 x 9 1/16 in. (35.56 x 23.02 cm)
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.456

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Description

From a Chûshingura play.
Compare 2003/1.455, same subject but with different actors; Konami has almost the same pose. Butterfly crest identifies Tonase as Iwai Kumesaburô.

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