花川戸乃助六・くわんぬき門兵衛(収載資料名:豊国画帖)
A Japanese woodblock print from 1858 by the artist Toyokuni, published by Enshuya Hikobei, part of a picture album of kabuki actors. Two costumed actors stand and kneel in a close pair, one in a white robe with a blue-black collar and the other in a striped blue and red patterned kimono with a crest and sword. The bold outlines, flat colour fields and patterned textiles offer a designer ready references for dramatic stage poses and layered kimono pattern.
