Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as Fuyuirō’s Younger Sister Teriha, Arashi Rikan III as Fisherman Namiroku, actually Muraoka Shinpei, and Bandō Shūka I as Namiroku’s Wife Koiso

Utagawa Kunisada

Edo period (1615-1868), 1853

  • Titles Actors Bandō Takesaburō I as Fuyuirō’s Younger Sister Teriha, Arashi Rikan III as Fisherman Namiroku, actually Muraoka Shinpei, and Bandō Shūka I as Namiroku’s Wife Koiso (Proper)@「冬次郎妹てり葉」初代坂東竹三郎、「漁師浪ろく」「実ハ村岡真平」三代目嵐璃寛、「浪六女房小磯」初代坂東しうか (Proper)@The Actors Teriha, Ryoshi Namiroku & Namiroku as the Noble Wives at the Small Beach (Former title)@Yakushae Teriha Ryoshi Namiroku Namiroku nyobo koiso (Former title)
  • Artist Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 - 1864
  • Medium ink and color on paper (triptych)
  • Dimensions 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of the Utagawa-ha Monjin-kai, 1994.142.37-.39
  • Work Type woodblock prints
  • Classification Prints

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