Woodblock print. Scene from joruri play, with nakamura nakazo i as yamamoto kansuke in the guise of tanzen (seated, centre), ichimura uzaemon ix as the deity suwa myojin in the guise of a henchman (right) and onoe matsusuke i as the spirit of a white fox in the guise of a courtesan (left). One of a series called 'degatarizu' (pictures of chanters on stage), where narrators and musicians are visible to the audience. Date: 1783. Dimensions: Height: 38.30 centimetres; Width: 25.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Onoe Matsusuke I. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 1906,1220,0.210 1)
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