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Torii Kiyomasu II

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play "Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1743

1743
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
31.7 × 14.5 cm (12.5 × 5.7 in)

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