/internal/media/dispatcher/1105906/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailActor as Okina, frontispiece to Vol. 2 of the book Hokusai gafu (An Album of Pictures by Hokusai)1849 (Kaei 2)Katsushika HokusaiOne page; 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. MorseRES.53.2550The first picture in each of the three volumes of the book shows one of the three actors (Okina, Senzai, and Sanbasô) in the Nô play Okina, also adapted for the kabuki stage under the title Sanbasô and performed as a good-luck dance at the beginning of the performance day.Prints19.000000000032697901