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Sawamura Tōzō as Kataoka Kōzaemon, Ichiyama Shichizō as Kaguya Saijirō, and, once in a lifetime, Ichikawa Yaozō as Obiya Chōzaemon

Sawamura Tōzō as Kataoka Kōzaemon, Ichiyama Shichizō as Kaguya Saijirō, and, once in a lifetime, Ichikawa Yaozō as Obiya Chōzaemon

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Title	Sawamura Tōzō as Kataoka Kōzaemon, Ichiyama Shichizō as Kaguya Saijirō, and, once in a lifetime, Ichikawa Yaozō as Obiya Chōzaemon Kataoka Kōzaemon Sawamura Tōzō Kaguya Saijirō Ichiyama Shichizō issei ichidai Obiya Chōzaemon Ichikawa Yaozō 片岡幸左衛門沢村東蔵　香具屋才二郎市山七蔵　一世一代おびや長右衛門市川八百蔵
Artist	Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769–1825)
Date	1803
Play	Yoshitsune senbonzakura 義経千本桜, 2nd act Katsuragawa Imose no tsukimi桂川纈月見
Theatre	Ichimura
Publisher	Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) 西村屋与八 (栄寿堂)
City	Edo

Signature	Toyokuni ga 豊国画
Publisher’s seal(s)	tomoe
Inscription	御江戸出生之市村八百蔵是迄御贔屓御取立ニ而相勤メ来リ候御礼舞台御暇乞之口上申上一世一代御名残りと仕当八月八日より日数廿五日之間千本桜大序より四段目狐忠信の段迄仕二番目世話狂言おはん長右衛門大詰浄るり迄仕八百蔵座付口上大あたり／＼

Technique & material	Woodblock print; full colour print; pigment on paper
Format	ōban

Object number	SH2018-DM-225
Credit Line	Gift of Muck and Mieke Douma
Provenance	Gifted to the Japan Museum SieboldHuis in April 2018 by Muck and Mieke Douma

Description

Part of a triptych depicting all actors involved in the play, wearing formal clothing. The Waseda Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum has a full set (inv. nos. 120-0014, 120-0052, & 120-0053).