Sawamura Tossho as Jujibei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1834

Colour woodblock print from a triptych, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor sawamura tossho i (sojuro v) in the role of jujibei from the play 'dekiaki yawata matsuri' (当秋八幡祭), performed at the morita theatre in the seventh month of 1834 (tenpo 5), showing a warrior subduing a foe before a statue. Date: 1834. Dimensions: Height: 37 centimetres Width: 25.20 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Sawamura Sojuro V. Collection: British Museum. Sawamura Tossho as Jujibei 沢村訥升の十次兵衛 (BM 2008,3037.21333)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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