This vibrant and brightly colored print features the actors Nakamura Sikan and Ichikawa Sadaji.
It is likely a scene from the 1888 production of a kabuki play called Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame, a tragic story of a wealthy but lowly born and disfigured merchant and his unrequited love for a famous courtesan.
This original, unframed, print is in good condition for it's age, with some staining and wrinkles.
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