Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786-1864)
Poem by Ariwara no Narihira Ason: Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as the ghost of Seigen.
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII (1823-1854) is in the role of the Ghost Seigen,
who haunts his former lover Sakura-hime.
From the series, "Comparisons for Thirty-Six Selected Poems"
(Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi)

Signature: Toyokuni ga, in toshidama
cartouche (豊国画(年玉枠)
Date seal: Ne-ju (year of the rat [1852], 10th month)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi
Carver’s seal: Yokokawa Hori Take
Censor’s seals: Muramatsu & Fuku