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Nishimura Shigenobu

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Oshichi and Sanjo Kantaro II as Kichisaburo in the play "Shochikubai Kongen Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1732

1732
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
31.2 × 14.8 cm (12.3 × 5.8 in)

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