Japanese Print "No. 11 Honjo 本庄 / 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. 11 Honjo 本庄 / 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. Honjo Station. Shirai Gonpachi, at night in a downpour of rain after the murder of Honjo Sukedayu, a purse in his mouth, sheathing his sword. Another sword, sandal, and umbrella on the ground (Inset: roadside village and marsh beyond).