The saruhiki, or sarumawashi, was a street entertainer in Japan during the Edo period and the Meiji era. It can be seen as an important role in the drama "Horikawa" or the dance-dramas "Utsubo Zaru" and "Osome no Michiyuki".

Nakamura Utaemon III playing the role of a saruhiki in the dance "Utsubo Zaru" in the drama "Otokodate Iro-mo Yoshiwara", which was staged in the 7th lunar month of 1815 at the Nakamuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni I)

Nakamura Utaemon IV playing the role of a saruhiki in the dance "Hanabutai Kasumi no Saruhiki", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1838 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Kunisada I)

Nakamura Fukusuke I playing the role of a saruhiki in the dance "Shûgen Utsubo Zaru", which was staged in the 3rd lunar month of 1855 at the Ichimuraza (print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III)

Jitsukawa Enzaburô I playing the role of the saruhiki Yojirô in the drama "Sarumawashi Kaede no Hitofushi", which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1860 in Ôsaka at the Tenma no Shibai (print made by Utagawa Kunikazu)