Utagawa Kuniyoshi: triptych print - British Museum

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title: triptych print

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Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'Yoshibe', showing Ume-no-Yoshibe, with a drawn sword (left) threatening two figures; the apprentice Nagawaka (Chokichi), who is on his knees (centre), and Ku-ome, the wife of Yoshibei, who is standing, a scroll at her feet (right), at night, in a strong wind with papers flying.

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