The actors Ichikawa Enzo as Chobei's Son Nagamatsu (R), Ichikawa Ebizo V as Banzui Chobei (C), and Ichikawa Komazo VI as Hanaregoma Shirobei (L)

This triptych, designed by Utagawa Kunisada in 1842 and held by the Art Institute of Chicago, presents three actors in a charged moment from the legend of Banzui Chobei, the chivalrous Edo otokodate. At center stands Ichikawa Ebizo V as Banzui Chobei himself, flanked on the right by Ichikawa Enzo as Chobei's son Nagamatsu and on the left by Ichikawa Komazo VI as Hanaregoma Shirobei, the sumo-trained rival whose conflict with Chobei drove one of kabuki's most popular plot cycles. Kunisada, two years from assuming the Toyokuni III name, was the indispensable designer for high-profile triptychs like this one because of his unmatched fluency in arranging multiple star likenesses across three contiguous sheets while preserving the rhythm of mie pose and costume contrast. The yakusha-e tradition required exact nigao, and Kunisada's drawing of Ebizo V here matches the same actor in his other portraits of the season, anchoring the print in a verifiable Edo theatrical event. Printed just as the Tempo reforms were tightening, the sheet shows the strategies designers used to keep selling actor prints, with role names rather than star names cited where required. The Art Institute's documentation preserves the format and publisher data, making this triptych a touchstone for studying how Kunisada handled the visual logistics of three-figure compositions at the peak of late Edo ukiyo-e.