The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji and Segawa Kikujiro I as Hitachi Kohagi in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747 1747

"The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji and Segawa Kikujiro I as Hitachi Kohagi in the play 'Mangetsu Oguri Yakata'," is a woodblock print by Torii Kiyonobu II, depicting two Kabuki actors in costume on stage. The print was created in 1747, and captures the dynamism of the actors' performance in a popular play. The detailed portrayal of the actors' elaborate costumes and the stylized setting of the stage are characteristic of the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") style of Japanese woodblock prints. The print is a valuable window into the vibrant world of Kabuki theater in Edo-period Japan.