Japanese Print "Iwafuji vs. Onoe - Kabuki" by Utagawa Kunisada

Artist:Utagawa Kunisada

Title:Iwafuji vs. Onoe - Kabuki

Date:1851-53.

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Tsubone Iwafuji humiliated Churo Onoe (left) by slapping her with a sandal. This incident caused Onoe to commit suicide. Her loyal servant Ohatsu later avenged her mistress in the play, "Kagamiyama Kokyo no Nishiki-e".

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