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Torii Kiyonobu II

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo II as Mushanosuke, Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo, and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744

1744
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
29.9 × 14.5 cm (11.8 × 5.7 in)

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