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Actors Arashi Sangorō II and Segawa Kikunojō II
Ippitsusai Bunchō · 1770
Colour woodblock print of actors Actors Arashi Sangorō II and Segawa Kikunojō II by Ippitsusai Bunchō, published by Maruya Jinpachi in Edo (modern Tokyo), Japan, in 1770. Hosoban format, nishiki-e print. This print shows a scene from the play 'Myōto-giku Izu no Kisewata', staged at the Ichimura Theatre in 1770. Arashi Sangorō II plays Minamoto no Yoritomo disguised as the hat-maker Daitarō, while Segawa Kikunojō II performs as Tatsu-hime disguised as the Snow Woman.
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