triptych, with three sheets combining to make a single image; figures on left, center and right; left figure is standing, with large wings on right and let; fringed neckline in pale blue and peach; white flowing sleeves, with under robe with blue, scaly pattern; rippling waves behind figure, who stands on a dock; flowers and long, thin leaves surround dock; center figure has outspread wings in peach and blue pigments; fringed neck piece in g pale blue and peach shades, and sits cross legged on a dock; water in background, with flowers and thin leaves jutting up around dock; tree branch in URC of image that extends into right sheet; right figure stands on land, wearing colorful intricate robes and armor, holding a raised sword in hands; bare outspread feet; tree on right that extends into URC

Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as Men'oshidori no Sei (L), Nakamura Fukusuke I as Oshidori no Sei (C), and Bandō Kamezō I as Shimizu no Kanja Yoshitaka (R), 5th lunar month 1855

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Related to the play Oshidori no shosa 鴛鴦の所作, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the 5th lunar month 1855.

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Title
Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as Men'oshidori no Sei (L), Nakamura Fukusuke I as Oshidori no Sei (C), and Bandō Kamezō I as Shimizu no Kanja Yoshitaka (R)
Artist Life
1786 - 1865
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2019.78.427a-c
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triptych, with three sheets combining to make a single image; figures on left, center and right; left figure is standing, with large wings on right and let; fringed neckline in pale blue and peach; white flowing sleeves, with under robe with blue, scaly pattern; rippling waves behind figure, who stands on a dock; flowers and long, thin leaves surround dock; center figure has outspread wings in peach and blue pigments; fringed neck piece in g pale blue and peach shades, and sits cross legged on a dock; water in background, with flowers and thin leaves jutting up around dock; tree branch in URC of image that extends into right sheet; right figure stands on land, wearing colorful intricate robes and armor, holding a raised sword in hands; bare outspread feet; tree on right that extends into URC