Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. A scene from the kabuki play 'asagao monogatari', with the actors ichimura uzaemon xii as the blind female minstrel chiku-no-tsu (left), ichikawa danjuro viii as miyagi asojiro (centre), and bando shuka as miyuki, the daughter of akitsuki (who later became another type of blind musician), in two boats. Date: 1848 8th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 35.60 centimetres (c); ; Height: 25.50 centimetres (l); Height: 35.70 centimetres (r); Width: 25 centimetres (c); Width: 25 centimetres (l); Width: 25 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19404 2)
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