diptych; a (left): seated man with the bottom of his face hidden by his sleeve, wearing a kimono with gold and orange birds and tan and green could on a black background, and grey geometric patterns on white ground, and yellow socks; man holds a yellow fan with a red spot above his head; two swords in foreground; b (right): woman in profile from PL with head turned toward front, wearing a blue kimono with arching orange and green elements with blue circles and red hem, and underkimono of blue with white geometric lines; stylized pairs of black bird silhouettes at top; bold text at top and outer edges at center of each sheet; one character with round text cartouche at left edge in LLQ on a and at LLC on b

Actors Yamashita Kinsaku IV as Kumagai's wife Sagami (R) and Nakamura Shikan II as Kumagai Jirō Naozane (L), c. 1833, 7th month

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Presumably related to the play Ichinotani futaba gunki 一谷嫩軍記, performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1833, 7th month.

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Title
Actors Yamashita Kinsaku IV as Kumagai's wife Sagami (R) and Nakamura Shikan II as Kumagai Jirō Naozane (L)
Artist Life
1786 - 1865
Role
Artist
Accession Number
96.146.104.37a,b
Catalogue Raisonne
P0004-075.1, 2
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diptych; a (left): seated man with the bottom of his face hidden by his sleeve, wearing a kimono with gold and orange birds and tan and green could on a black background, and grey geometric patterns on white ground, and yellow socks; man holds a yellow fan with a red spot above his head; two swords in foreground; b (right): woman in profile from PL with head turned toward front, wearing a blue kimono with arching orange and green elements with blue circles and red hem, and underkimono of blue with white geometric lines; stylized pairs of black bird silhouettes at top; bold text at top and outer edges at center of each sheet; one character with round text cartouche at left edge in LLQ on a and at LLC on b