Describe the characteristics of the Keisei Asoyama Sakura in this artwork's Subject.
The print depicts a scene from the kabuki play Keisei Asoyama Sakura (けいせい遊山桜), The Courtesan and the Cherry Blossoms at Mt. Aso. Unusually, the play was performed in the first lunar month of Bunsei 10 (文政十年), or 1827, at both Osaka's Naka (中) and Kado (角) Theatres simultaneously. Shikan II appeared in the version staged at the Kado in the role of Satake Shinjūrō (佐竹新十郎), alongside Edo actor Seki Sanjūrō II (関三十郎二代目) as Ishizuka Jinzaburō (石家仁三郎), onnagata Nakamura Matsue III (中村松枝三代目) as a keisei (傾城/契情) courtesan, and star Nakamura Utaemon III (中村歌右衛門) as Ōuchi Saemon Hidemaru (大内左衛門秀丸). Utaemon III is also credited with having written the Kado Theatre version of what is essentially a politico-historical thriller. The climax of the performance appears to have been a shosagoto dance featuring the three main stars.
Edo kabuki onnagata Nakamura Utaemon III shosagoto