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Ichikawa Danjûrô VII as Yoshimune no Munesada with a fan and Ichikawa Omezô in the role of Sekibei with an axe
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) in the role of Yoshimune no Munesada and Ichikawa Omezô (1769-1833) as Sekibei from the play Tsumoru koi yuki no sekinoto, performed in the Ichimura theater in Edo in 1821. The print was originally larger, but the three poems are cut off.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineIchikawa Danjûrô VII als Yoshimune no Munesada met waaier en Ichikawa Omezô in de rol van Sekibei met bijl. 1822. Utagawa Toyokuni (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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