Artist: Morikawa Chikashige
Title: Chushingura Neck Contest - Kabuki
Date: Ca. 1870s.
Details & Prices: Morikawa Chikashige: Chushingura Neck Contest - Kabuki - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Futatsu Tomoe Isei Kurabe" (The Matching Pairs, The Contest of Power) Popular kabuki actors in the role of the 47 Ronin leader,Oboshi Yuranosuke. Nakamura Chuzo (left) is encouraging Onoe Kikugoro (the second from the left) who is playing the neck pulling contest with Ichikawa Danjuro. Nakamura Sojuro was matched against Ichikawa Sadanji (right).
