Description:
one panel of triptych; vertical ōban; nishiki-e; yakusha-e

Label Text:
The title of this scene, which identifies the character and the actor, is printed in white at upper-right of the print. This impression is signed at lower-right "Gototei Kunisada ga" ('drawn by Gototei Kunisada'), a name used by the artist from 1809–1842 and again ca. 1845. The publisher's mark, a thick vertical line accompanied by a black dot, is an approximation of the katakana character "to," the mark of the publisher Yamaguchiya Tōbei. The circular kiwame seal of the censors was used alone as it is here from 1815–1842. The date of publication has thus been approximated using the date of the actor's assumption of the name Nakamura Utaemon (ca. 1830) and the period in which the single kiwame was employed.

Tags:
kabuki; figures; costume; kimonos; umbrellas; snow; swords; trees; exterior; pose

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