Japanese Print "No. 4 Urawa 浦和 / Kisokaido rokujoku tsugi no uchi 木曾街道六十九次之内 (Sixty-Nine Post Stations of the Kisokaido)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Artist:Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Title:No. 4 Urawa 浦和 / Kisokaido rokujoku tsugi no uchi 木曾街道六十九次之内 (Sixty-Nine Post Stations of the Kisokaido)
Date:1852 (5th month)
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Source:British Museum
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Description:
Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Urawa Station. The heavily tattooed fishseller Danshichi Kurobei empties a bucket of water over himself to clean off the mud and blood from the murder of Giheji, who lies on the ground behinf him. A drawn sword leans against a well-head and a festival crowd passes in the background (Inset: an uphill road).