Onoe Kikugoro (Right) as Soga no Goro; Ichimura Kamezo as Soga no Juro

Japanese woodblock print depicting two men in traditional clothing. The man on the left has a shaved forehead and a topknot. He wears an orange, black and yellow kimono with geometric patterns and polka dots. The kimono has a yellow undergarment visible at the sleeves and hem. He holds a folding fan in his right hand. His footwear has a thick sole and a strap that goes between the big and second toes. The man on the right has a topknot. He wears a green kimono with orange flowers, leaves and hexagons. A yellow undergarment is visible at the sleeves and hem. He holds a sword with both hands. His footwear is similar to the man on the left's. The background is beige with Japanese characters written vertically on either side of the men. A signature and seal are in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:: 1744
Medium:: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 465 × 625 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV and Segawa Kikunojo III as the Lovers Choemon (right) and Ohan (left), in the Elopement Scene "Michiyuki Segawa no Adanami" (An Elopement: Treacherous Waves in the Shallow River), a Dance Interlude from Part Two of the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga (Flower of Kabuki: The Eternal Soga), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the Twenty-fifth Day of the Fourth Month, 1781

The Courtesan Karauta of the Ōgiya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”)

Two Young Women Walking Under an Umbrella

The Courtesan Sugatami of the Tsuruya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”)

The Courtesan Hitomachi of the Tsutaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō”)

The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "Soga Mannen Bashira," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the sixth month, 1760

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku I and Hayakawa Hatsuse as puppeteers in the play "Diary Kept on a Journey by Sea to Izu" ("Funadama Izu Nikki"), performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1725

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a courtesan (right) and Sawamura Sojuro III as Oyamada Taro (?) disguised as Tarosaku of Oyamada Village (left) in the play "Azuma no Mori Sakae Kusunoki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1779

The Promenade

Takigawa and Katarai of the Ogiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo)"

Two Women in Summer Costume Taking a Young Girl to a Shinto Temple for the Miya Mairi Ceremony

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II and his wife, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō”)