Sawamura Chōjūrō V as Hayano Kanpei and Ichikawa Kuzō II as Ono Sadakurō in Act Five of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura

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Sawamura Chōjūrō V as Hayano Kanpei and Ichikawa Kuzō II as Ono Sadakurō in Act Five of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura

Alternate Title: [Hayano Kanpei] godaime Sawamura Chōjūrō, [Ono Sadakurō] nidaime Ichikawa Kuzō
Descriptive: The actors Sawamura Chōjūrō V as the farmer Hayano Kanpei kneeling and loading his gun (left) and Ichikawa Kuzō II as Ono Sadakurō holding up a stolen purse (right), in a scene from the kabuki play Kanadehon Chūshingura
circa 1849
Prints; woodblocks
Color woodblock print
Image: 9 13/16 × 14 3/8 in. (24.92 × 36.51 cm) Sheet: 9 13/16 × 14 3/8 in. (24.92 × 36.51 cm)
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest (M.2006.136.254)
Not currently on public view