Comments - Lively scene from the play "Koko ga Edo Ko-ude no Tatehiki" at the Ichimura Theater in Edo of five men in boldly patterned blue and white kimono ready for a fight, their sleeves tied back with ropes. At upper left, Maegami Saikichi grips a sword between his teeth, looking suspiciously out of the corners of his eyes. At upper right, the otokodate or street knight Ude no Kisaburo stares back at him with an angry frown, a ladder tucked under his arm. From left, the actors are Bando Mitsugoro VI (top left), Sawamura Tossho II as Akari Jinzo (bottom left), Ichikawa Kuzo III as Tsurugi no Chozo, Ichimura Kakitsu IV (Ichimura Uzaemon XIII) as Akebono Genta (bottom right), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV (top right). Nice large expressive figure, with soft shading on the night sky.
Artist - Yoshiiku (1833 - 1904)
Image Size - 14 1/8" x 19 1/4" + margins as shown
Condition - Good detail. Slight separation at ends of and thinning along vertical folds at sides, repaired. A few ripples at edges.
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