

Nakamura Denkuro as Asaina no Saburo and Nakajima Kanzaemon as Soga no Gorō, Acting Out the Torn Armor Scene (Kusazuri-biki) in a Soga Play
A Japanese woodblock print depicting a dynamic scene of two men in samurai armor. The man on the left wears a helmet with a long, curved crest; his armor features a circular emblem on the chest and another on the shoulder. He appears to be pulling or removing the armor of another man, who stands on the right. The man on the right wears armor with a circular emblem on the shoulder; his left arm is bent upward, griping a sword. The background includes geometric shapes and Japanese characters written vertically along the left edge. Two seals are visible, one black and one red, positioned near the bottom left corner. The paper has a beige color with darker edges and visible texture.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1709
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 425 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like

Scene from a Drama

Two Actors in a Yari-odori, i.e. Spear Dance

The First Nakamura Denkuro and the First Otani Hiroemon in a Scene from a Soga Play

The Actor Danjuro as Shibaraku

One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks

The Mogusa-uri Scene from the Drama "Chujo-hime Hibariyama," Performed at Yamamura-za

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait

Mizuki Kikusaburo as a Woman Standing near a Small Stream and Looking at a Wandering Puppet-showman Impersonated by Ichimura Takenojo (Later Known as the 8th Ichimura Uzaemon)

Ichimura Manzo as Yatsushi Goro and Segawa Kikujiro as Yatsushi Shosho

Sakata Kinpira Nyudo

One Hundred Women of Japan (Wakoku hyakujo) 和国百女

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi

Three Kyōgen Dancers

Courtiers from Sketch Album

Three Courtesans with a Client

The actor Otani Oniji in the role of Omoni Hikoshichi

Scene from a Drama "Hoshiai Nagoya" Performed at the Nakamura Theatre

The Lady Ayame Being Brought to Minamoto no Yorimasa

Scene from a Drama: Matsumoto Koshiro I and Two Other Actors

Lady Interrupting Her Lover, who is Playing the Shamisen


Shakuhachi (A Kind of Bamboo Flute) and Its Cover

Daoist Immortal

Gods of Good Fortune from Sketch Album





