Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19605 1), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19605 1), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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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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Date

1820 - 1861
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British Museum
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