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.

Details
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