Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1842 1st lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki' with the actors ichikawa ebizo v (danjuro vii) (right), onoe tamizo ii (centre), and ichikawa danjuro viii (left). Circular insets containing butterflies overhead. Date: 1842 1st lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37.80 centimetres (c); ; Height: 37.90 centimetres (l); Height: 37.80 centimetres (r); Width: 25.90 centimetres (c); Width: 26 centimetres (l); Width: 25.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Ichikawa Danjuro VII. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19507 2)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Published by: Kawaguchiya Shozo (川口屋正蔵)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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