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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Some Kabuki plays centered on the legend of the Soga brothers, Gorō and Jurō, who avenge their father’s murder before coming to their own demise. The setting is near Mount Fuji, part of which appears in the background. The print is likely from a diptych (a composition of two prints). The other print would have shown the rest of the mountain and Gorō’s retainer (a person retained by another to act in a military capacity), Asahina Saburō, tugging at the same pine bough as Gorō—a twist on scenes in which Saburō pulled Gorō’s armor to try to prevent him from protecting his brother.
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Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) — Nakajima Kanzaemon
Katsukawa Shunei (Japanese, 1762–1819) — Onoe Matsusuke I as
Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792) — The Actor Onoe Mat
Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, active c. 1765–92) — Onoe Kikug
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — Kataoka Nizaemon VI
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Utagawa Sadamasu (Japanese) — Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ono Sad
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98) — Nakamura N
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
