Background
Tamikuni designs are quite rare; also uncommon are scenes, as here, with actors on the hanamichi (lit., "flower path"), the walkway that extends from stage-right into the audience and along which dramatic entrances, exits, and action frequently take place, to the delight of theater patrons. Note the two lit candles on wooden stands, front and back of the actor, as well as the cartouche at the upper right in the form of a hanging chôchin (lantern).
Design
The song inscribed above, signed by Shishô (at the far left, and also on Tsurusuke's robes), is a kiyari or rhythmic verse used to accompany strenuous work, as when a group struggles to move trees or boulders. Here, the kiyari speaks of beating out a rhythm, with farmers using a taiko (drum) or clapping hands, and smithies also using drums.
大判（37.0 x 26.5 cm）
非常に良い摺りと色。保存状態良。（裏打ちなし。上端少々トリミング、右端上下の虫食穴補修済。左端縦に沿い糊の塗り跡及びアルバムの折シワあり。）
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