Artist: Utagawa Kunisada III
Title: Eighteen Kabuki Plays - Master Carpenter
Date: 1890.
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Description:
From "Kabuki Juhachi-ban no Uchi" ("Eighteen Kabuki Plays"). Master carpenter Hidari Jingoro (played by Ichikawa Danjuro). His statues were so life-like that the legend said that when some burglars sneaked into his house, the wooden statues of Kongo Rikishi and lion came to life and chased away the intruders.
.jpg "Utagawa Kunisada: − - Tokyo Metro Library")