Ningyo mitate shin ju butsu 人形見立神儒佛 (Dolls Viewed As Gods, Confucians and Buddhists), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock diptych print, oban tate-e. The buddhist saint hinzuru (right) dances with the shinto deity uzume, whilst confucius and mencius play go in the background, waited on by attendants. Date: 1856 (3rd lunar month). Dimensions: Height: 35.80 centimetres (l); ; Height: 35.80 centimetres (r); Width: 24.20 centimetres (l); Width: 24.20 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Ningyo mitate shin ju butsu 人形見立神儒佛 (Dolls Viewed As Gods, Confucians and Buddhists) (BM 2008,3037.18237)