Diptych print (BM 2008,3037.18243 1), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock diptych print, oban tate-e. A scene from the kabuki play 'Nanso Satomi hakkenden', with unidentified kabuki actors. Inuzuka Shino (right) sits with his sheathed sword upright behind Sanrin Fusahatsu, who raises his arm towards Inuta Kobungo (right), who stands with an upright sword and his arm extended towards a female character holding an infant.

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1775 - 1875

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