Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune senbon zakura (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune) 1830

This woodblock print by Gyokuryūtei (Ryūsai) Shigeharu, created in 1830, depicts two famous Kabuki actors, Onoe Kikugorō III and Nakamura Utaemon III, in the play *Yoshitsune senbon zakura* (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune). The print, which is part of the *yakusha-e* (actor prints) genre, showcases the actors in their respective roles of Shizuka Gozen and Kitsune Tadanobu. The print is a beautiful example of ukiyo-e, the popular art of Edo period Japan, and provides insight into the world of Kabuki theatre.