Bandō Mitsugorō [III]

Information

Title	Bandō Mitsugorō [III] Bandō Mitsugorō 坂東三津五郎
Date	c. 1820s
Publisher	Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) 山口屋藤兵衛 (錦耕堂)
City	Edo

Signature	Gototei Kunisada ga 五渡亭国貞画
Censorship seal(s)	kiwame 極
Publisher’s seal(s)	To ト

Width	26,1 cm
Height	38,6 cm

Object number	SH2018-DM-041
Credit Line	Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018

Description

This series depicts actors on an outing to watch the fireflies at one of the many rivers in Edo. To combat the heat, they are donning light summer robes (yukata) and are equipped with uchiwa fans to cool themselves and towels (tenugui) to wipe the sweat from their necks. At least nine prints from this set are known. Edokko 江戸ッ子 (‘Child of Edo’) in the series title is what typical inhabitants of Edo liked to call themselves; an Edoite through and through, born and raised.