In the context of this artwork, explore the Ichikawa Omezō I of the Ichikawa Omezō as a Pilgrim and Ichikawa Yaozō as a Samurai.
According to the name cartouche, the standing figure is Ichikawa Omezō I (市川男女蔵) (1781-1833), the first actor in a line of 6 generations continuing to the present day. He specialized in dramatic male tachiyaku (立役) and in jitsuaku (実悪) evil warrior roles. Not surprisingly, given his stature as a kabuki star, he was a popular subject for Toyokuni. One of his most famous portraits is Toyokuni's of him in the famous drama Shibaraku
kabuki tachiyaku Shibaraku