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Two men appear to be fighting over a woman's kimono under a willow tree in this hoso-e nimai-tsuzuki ("narrow diptych") by Shunshō.
The scene is from the kabuki play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata performed at the Ichimura Theater in November 1770, and the actors depicted are Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo (left) and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Matano no Goro (right). Very light bokashi gradation can be seen at the edges of the kimono, mimicking the fading of older ukiyo-e that results from prolonged exposure to light.
Other prints in this set
- Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 1
- Niōmon Gate
- Standing Courtesan
- Teika Descending East
- Leading Kabuki Actors
- Eguchi and Saigyō
- Puppeteer
- Lady Playing Shamisen
- Autumn Breeze
- Beauty under the Flowers
- Playing with a Kemari Ball
- Six Women Relaxing
- Beauties and a Plum Tree
- Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night
- Banquet at Hinkai
- Actor Iwai Hanshirō
- Actor Ichikawa Benzō
- Pleasure Quarter at Fukagawa
- Beauty in Long Undergarment
- Nakamura Sukegorō and Ōtani Hiroji
- Rehearsal
- Sawamura Sōjurō
- Perspective View of Shin Yoshiwara
- Woman in a Black Gauze Hood
- Ōgiya Tsukasa
- Minami Jūni Kō: The Ninth Month
- Breeze on the Riverbank
- Deeply Hidden Love
- The Lovers Chubei and Umekawa