Utagawa Kuniyoshi: triptych print - British Museum

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title: triptych print

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Source: British Museum
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Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'Kanjincho', with the actors (from right to left): Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Togashi Saemon, seated with retainers; Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Musashibo Benkei, standing, and Bando Takesaburo as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, disguised as a peasant carrying a staff.

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