Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor ichikawa danjuro viii in red makeup as matsugae sekinosuke holding a knife in front of a lakeside samurai pavilion. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 24.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Kumogakure 雲隠 (Hidden by Clouds) (BM 2008,3037.17455)