Chushingishi komyo kurabe 忠臣義士高名比 (Comparison of the High Renown of the Loyal Retainers and Faithful Samurai), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Hazama kihei mitsunobu making a sword-stroke at a fleeing adversary by a shoji screen, through which another shadowed figure can be seen. Date: 1848. Dimensions: Height: 36.40 centimetres Width: 25.30 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Chushingishi komyo kurabe 忠臣義士高名比 (Comparison of the High Renown of the Loyal Retainers and Faithful Samurai) (BM 2008,3037.01602)