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Torii Kiyonaga

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as the ghost of Seigen, in the play "Sono Omokage Matsu ni Sakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1783

1783
Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression
37.3 × 25.8 cm (14.7 × 10.2 in)

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