The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Matsuyama and Ichimura Kamezo I as Wanya Kyubei in the play "Yoritomo Gunbai Kagami," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1749 1749

Ishikawa Toyonobu’s “The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Matsuyama and Ichimura Kamezo I as Wanya Kyubei in the play "Yoritomo Gunbai Kagami"” is an ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting two Kabuki actors, Nakamura Kiyosaburo I and Ichimura Kamezo I, in a scene from the play "Yoritomo Gunbai Kagami" (Mirror of Yoritomo’s War Fan). The print captures the actors in full costume, their expressions and postures suggesting the characters they are portraying. Toyonobu, a prolific artist of the Edo period, specialized in depicting the vibrant world of Kabuki theater and his print offers a glimpse into the popular entertainment of 18th-century Japan.