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wai Kiyotarō as Fujinami, the wife of Sagisaka Sanai whom we shall see in the following print, and Bandō Zenji as Ozasa, the wife of Washizuka Kwandayū, the villain of the piece, whom we have seen in the preceding one. Bandō Zenji seldom took the role of a woman but it is recorded in a contemporary notice that he did so on this occasion.

The one known impression is in the collection of Freiherr von Simolin of Berlin who very graciously has had it rephotographed for this catalogue. The print seems to have been somewhat trimmed. It has been reproduced previously as Rumpf number 30, where the coloring and other details are described as follows: Kiyotarō at the left in a green outer garment with black obi and a rose-colored collar. Bandō Zenji at the right with a blue-green outer garment, white under robe, black obi and white collar.

Ōban. Dark mica ground. Signed: Tōshūsai Sharaku.