Design
A set of 10 mitate-e (analogue prints*); (1R) [Ichikawa Gakujûrô II] as Sumie no Gakujûrô; (2R) [Jitsukawa Ensaburô II] as Wakaizutsu Enza; (3R) [Nakamura Sôjûrô I] as Suehiro Sôjûrô; (4R) [Arashi Tokusaburô IV] as Karajishi Tokuza; (5R) [Jitsukawa] Enjaku I as Karigane Shôtarô; (6R) [Ogino Senjô] I as Fujikawa no Osen; (7R) [Kataoka Gatô II] as Gunrô Ashinosuke; (8R) [Nakamura Komanosuke V] as Araisa Komanosuke; (9R) [Ichikawa Udanji I] as Bihyô Udanji; and (10R) [Onoe Tamizô II] as Kimotama Matsugorô, for roles in the play Narihibiku [Narukami] date no yudachi, circa summer 1865; three-quarter-length portraits by Yoshitaki are very uncommon, as are decaptychs (even more so when complete, as here); * The actors are not named on the prints, and there is no known theatrical records with all 10 actors in the same production.
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