Group Description:Actors Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Jiraya no henshin and Bandō Shūka I as Tagoto hime no henshin. The play is Story of Jiraiya the gallant. It chronicles the adventures of Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki , a wandering ninja nicknamed Jiraiya. The novel was published between 1839 and 1868, in 43 episodes written by various authors. Toyokuni III illustrated it.
Description:Both actors died within months of each other. The print has been retouched to accommodate to its new meaning, a memorial representation of these actors.