Author: Utagawa Yoshitaki (歌川芳瀧).
Subject: The kabuki actor Kataoka Matsutarō (片岡松太郎) as Chūrō Onoe (中老おのへ).
Genre: yakusha-e (役者絵), kamigata-e (上方絵).
Size: medium (chūban, 中版) 24,4cm x 18,8cm (9,60 x 7,40 inches).
Publisher: Ishikawa Wasuke (石川和助), here as Ishikawa sei (石川姓).
Period: c. 1870.
Trimmed: no
Backed: no
Code: UYT01003
Condition: the general condition is good. The color has not faded and remains clear and vivid.
There are a few light wrinkles, but no remarkable stains. No repairs have been made.
The kabuki actor Kataoka Matsutarō (片岡松太郎) portrays the onnagata (a male actor in a female role) character Chūrō Onoe,
from what appears to be a kabuki play titled "Kagami yama" (鏡山, or 加賀見山).
This print may be part of a larger series, such as a diptych or triptych, which were commonly produced in Yoshitaki's works.
In the blue cartouche in the top left corner, the names of the actor and character are displayed. The publisher's mark is located
in the bottom left corner, while the artist's signature, Yoshitaki (芳滝), is on the opposite side.