Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) (1797–1861)
Signed: 一勇斎國芳画 (Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga)
Publisher: Unidentified; seal 'bei' [米] for Izuzen [伊豆善] (Marks 06-029 | U103)
Date: Kōka 3–Kaei 1, from 12th month 1846 to 12th month 1848
Censors: Yoshimura Gentarō [吉村源太郎] and Muramatsu Genroku [村松源六])
Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and colour on paper; uchiwa-e (fan print); 230 × 297 mm
Actors (no names indicated):
– Left: Onoe Kikujirō II [尾上菊次郎] (Japanese, 1814–1875); other names: Onoe Baika, Nakamura Sankō II, Nakamura Karyū I, Kataoka Ichimatsu; Poetry name: Baika; Guild: Nidaime. Role: Otsuma [おつま]
– Right: Nakamura Utaemon IV [中村歌右衛門] (Japanese, 1796 – 1852); other names Nakamura Shikan II [中村芝翫], Nakamura Tsurusuke I, Nakamura Tōtarō, Nakamura Kanjaku I, Fujima Kamesaburô (dance), Hirano Kichitarō; nicknames: Narikomaya Utaemon, Shijaku Utaemon; Poetry names: Kanjaku, Shishô [芝賞]. Role: Hachirōbei (八郎兵衛)
Play/Performance: Adanaen Ukina no Koiguchi [仇縁浮名棒], performed at Nakamura-za on 5/1848.
Inscription in red cartouche (series title): Ryūkō hana kurabe [流光花くらべ] – "Collection of Popular Flowers".
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Kaei era [嘉永] (1848–1854) , Kōka era [弘化] (1844–1848) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e , Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | 19th century , Fan , Fan print , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Kabuki , Kabuki actor , Kabuki actors , Uchiwa-e |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Series | Collection of Popular Flowers [流光花くらべ] Ryūkō hana kurabe |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1848 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
