Saburo Asahina, the first Denkuro Nakamura; Goro Soga, the first Kanzaemon Nakajima, Kawanabe Kyōsai, circa 1709
Nakamura denkurō i as asahina no saburō and nakajima kanzaemon i as soga no gorō, acting out the armor pulling scene in a soga play. Date: circa 1709. Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (26.4 x 37.5 cm). Medium: ink and color on paper, polychrome woodblock print. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. MET DP124498