Category:Ukiyo matabei meiga no kidoku (The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matabei and his Masterpieces) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matabei and his Masterpieces Ukiyo matabei meiga no kidoku 浮世又平名画の奇特 vertical ōban diptych published 1853.6 by Koshimuraya Heisuke.

• This diptych is based on a kabuki play about Ukiyo Matabei, who seems to based on the painter Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650) In the Edo period, Iwasa Matabei was credited with creating the painting styles of Ōtsu-e and ukiyo-e. His brush strokes were supposed to be so powerful that the subjects of the paintings could come alive.
• Ukiyo Matabei in the right sheet holding a brush was played by Ichikawa Kodanji IV. The other actors in the right sheet are Asao Okuyama IV; Arashi Kangorō II; Nakamura Kantarō I and Sakata Sajūrō II.
• The actors in the left sheet are Seki Utasuke 関歌助; Ichikawa Hirogorō I; Nakayama Bungorō II; Nakayama Ichizō I; Arashi Otokichi III 嵐音吉 and Nakamura Tsuruzō I.