Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from <i>Asahina shima meguri no ki</i> (朝夷巡島記)
The middle panel depicts Nakamura Utaemon IV as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide 「朝比奈三郎義秀」四代目 中村歌右衛門  Ron Valle, 1/13/2023
江戸表 中村座 新狂言 朝夷巡島記 (info on the red cartouche) 市川海老蔵の庄司畷の一三 (L) Ichikawa Ebizō V as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō 中村歌右衛門の下り朝ひな三郎義秀 (C) Utaemon IV as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide 岩井紫若のしをりて (R) Iwai Shijaku as Shiorite Story: Asahina shima meguri no ki 「朝夷巡嶋記」 Performed at Nakamura-za 「中村座」1839Ron Valle, 1/22/2023

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Hasegawa Sadanobu I (初代長谷川貞信) (artist 1809 – 1879)

Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Shōji Tetsuno Ichizō (庄司畷の一三) on the left, Nakamura Utaemon IV (中村歌右衛門) as Asahina Saburo Yoshihide (下り朝ひな三郎義秀) and Iwai Shijaku I (岩井紫若?) as Shiorite (しをりて) on the right - from Asahina shima meguri no ki (朝夷巡島記)

Print


1839
31.125 in x 14.625 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese woodblock print
Signed: Hasegawa Sadanobu ga
長谷川貞信画
Publisher: Tenmaya Kihei (Marks 536 - seal 21-193)
The right panel has a second publisher's seal
which may be that of Honya Seishichi
Carver: Komazō
This triptych is illustrated in Shodai Hasegawa Sadanobu hanga sakuhin ichiran (初代長谷川貞信版画作品一覧) at #48.

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There is an example of the right-hand panel at the University of Michigan tentatively identified the role of the actor as 'Shiorine' - followed by a question mark.

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We would like to thank Ron Valle for helping us properly identifying the names of the roles being performed in this composition.
Tenmaya Kihei (天満屋喜兵衛) (publisher)
actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (genre)
Kyōto-Osaka prints (kamigata-e - 上方絵) (genre)
Ichikawa Ebizō V (五代目市川海老蔵: 11/1797 to 10/1800 and 3/1832 to 3/1859) (actor)
Nakamura Utaemon IV (四代目中村歌右衛門: 1/1836-2/1852) (actor)
Iwai Shijaku I (初代岩井紫若: 11/1822-2/1844) (actor)
Honya Seishichi (本屋清七) (publisher)
Asahina Saburō (朝比奈三郎) (role)