Title
Rough Popular Heroes (#1)
Caption
Two actors from a line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862. Half-length figures Actors depicted and patterns on costumes (from left to right of complete triptych): Ichimura Uzaemon (thunder and lightening: chrysanthemum tattoo); Seki Sanjuro (eagle attacking song bird); Nakamura Shikan (mythic dog and storm clouds); Iwai Kumesaburo (heavenly constellation); Kawarasaki Gonjuro (dragon). This is only one section on the original three.
Date
1862
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG22A49_383
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,4Mb (2,0Mb) / 7,5in x 11,1in / 2244 x 3331 (300dpi)