Danjuro VIII as Jiraiya and Bando Shuka I as Princess Tagato (1852)

By U. Kunisada

Danjuro VIII as Jiraiya and Bando Shuka I as Princess Tagato (1852)
1852
color woodblock print
14" x 10"
Available
collection Matt Brown

A depiction from the production of "Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari" performed at the Kawarasakiza Theater in Edo in July, 1852. The couple is in disguise and on the run, engaged in their long effort to defeat the evil forces of Orochimaru.