Japanese Print "Benkei Reads kanjincho - Kabuki" by Toyohara Kunichika
Artist:Toyohara Kunichika
Title:Benkei Reads kanjincho - Kabuki
Date:Ca. 1868.
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Description:
Kabuki actor Kawarazaki Sansho is in the role of Musashibo Benkei who is reading the fake donation record to the check point officials in order to pass the inspection. The episode is from one of the all-time favorite Kabuki plays, "Kanjincho".