Plate 31 - The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu sourced from page 62, Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Sharaku, by Juzo Suzuki.
Plate 32 - The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Katsuraki sourced from page 63, Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Sharaku, by Juzo Suzuki.
Plate 33 - The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu sourced from page 63, Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Sharaku, by Juzo Suzuki.
These are a set of three wood-block prints - of a tense scene of confrontation between Nagoya and Fuwa in the presence of the courtesan Katsuraki in the Shimabara gay quarters of Kyoto pertaining to a play about a power struggle within a noble family.
These are a set of three wood-block prints - of a tense scene of confrontation between Nagoya and Fuwa in the presence of the courtesan Katsuraki in the Shimabara gay quarters of Kyoto pertaining to a play about a power struggle within a noble family.
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