Title:
The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in act 1 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, Miyako Theater
Creator/Contributor:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo
Date:
1795
Identifier:
1965.30.16
Format:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches
Notes:
From a series of approximately twenty full-length portraits of actors in roles from the play, "The Storehouse of Loyalty,"
performed at Edo kabuki theaters in 1795.
Inscription: Recto, signed Shun'ei ga near l.l.
Subject:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes