Actors Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Kiyo

Yamamoto Yoshinobu · 1756

Colour woodblock print of actors Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Kiyo by Yamamoto Yoshinobu, published by Maruya Kuzaemon in Edo (modern Tokyo), Japan, in 1756. Hosoban format, benizuri-e print. The print shows the 'Village school' scene from the play 'Sugawara and the secrets of calligraphy' (Sugawara denju tenarai kagami), staged at the Nakamura Theatre in 1756. Yamashita Matatarō I performs as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I plays Kiyo (or Chiyo), the wife of Matsuōmaru.