Ichikawa Ebizō IV as Takemura Sadanoshin

1794

Color woodblock print, 36 × 23.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art

A gaunt older man clasps his hands; in the play, he is allowed one last performance with his daughter.

From the same 1794 production as the scowling manservant.
The publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō's emblem and the censor's seal kiwame, “approved,” share the sheet.
Born in 1741, the actor was in his fifties when he played the role.