Artist: 楊洲周延 (Yōshū Chikanobu, 1838–1912)

• Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川団十郎] (Japanese, 1838 – 1903); other names: Kawarasaki Sanshō, Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII, Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I, Kawarasaki Chōjūrō III.
• Nakamura Shikan IV [中村芝翫] (Japanese, 1831 –  1899); other names: Nakamura Fukusuke I [中村福助], Nakamura Masanosuke I, Nakamura Komasaburō, Nakamura Tamatarō I.

Half-length view of two actors. The female figure on the left is identified as Ichikawa Danjūrō IX, shown in a richly decorated kimono, slightly turning her face. The male figure on the right is identified as Nakamura Shikan IV, dressed in a bold-patterned outfit, gazing forward with an intense expression. His face is adorned with kumadori (隈取) makeup, emphasizing his dramatic role and reinforcing his imposing stage presence.

Artist: Yōshū Chikanobu [楊洲周延], a.k.a. Toyohara Chikanobu [豊原周延] (Japanese, 1838–1912)

Signed: Chikanobu ga [周延画]

Publisher: 東京掘江町 | えん市製 (Tokyo Horiemachi | Enshi-sei)

Date: No seal

Media: 団扇絵 (uchiwa-e, fan print), 185 x 170 mm

Actors:

• Male: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX [市川団十郎] (Japanese, 1838 – 1903); other names: Kawarasaki Sanshō, Kawarasaki Gonnosuke VII, Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I, Kawarasaki Chōjūrō III.
• Female: Onoe Taminosuke [尾上多見之助] (Japanese, 1866-1927); other names: Onoe Tamizô III, Bandô Tsurunosuke ; Poetry names: Baishô, Baishô