Scene from Sekigahara kabuki play.

Woodblock; center and right panels of a triptych depicting a scene from a kabuki play about Sekigahara. The artist’s signature would have been on the missing leftmost panel but this was likely originally signed ‘Kōchōrō,’ a signature used by Utagawa Kunisada III.Center and right panels of a vertical ōban triptych. Panel dimensions: 14 ½ x 9 11/16 in. (48.26 x 66.04 cm). Overall dimensions: 19 x 26 in. (48.26 x 24.61 cm)Depicted actors: Onoe Kikugorō 尾上菊五郎 as Shindō Sansaemon 進藤三左衛門, Nakamura Fukusuke 中村福助 as Ukita Chūnagon浮田中納言 and Onoe Ezaburō 尾上栄三郎 as Lady Sato Eiko 里媛栄子.These are the center and right panels of a triptych depicting a scene from a kabuki play about the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The artist’s signature would have been on the missing leftmost panel but this was likely originally signed ‘Kōchōrō,’ a signature used by Utagawa Kunisada III. The character Ukita Chūnagon is the historical personage Ukita Hideie 宇喜多 秀家, who led an army of 17,000 into battle against the Tokugawa forces at Sekigahara, and fled to Satsuma province after the defeat. 'Chūnagon' is a government title, meaning "middle councilor.'Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha CarterThe left panel of this diptych (originally the center of a triptych) is also held by the Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum in Tokyo