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Two men on a bridge

Gochôtei Sadamasu · c. 1837 · color woodcut; paper

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Two actors on a bridge. Nakamura Utaemon IV in the role of Benkei, with various weapons on his back and a large sword in his hand, and Nakamura Shikan III in the role of Ushiwakamaru with a white cloth over his head. Scene from the play "Kiichi hôgen sanryaku no maki", performed at the Naka Theater, in the ninth month of 1837. Diptych.

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Credit lineTwee mannen op een brug. c. 1837. Gochôtei Sadamasu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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