Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1841 8th lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'rokkasen', showing the actors ichimura uzaemon xii as o-kaji of gion (inset: nakamura utaemon iv as ariwara no harihara) (right), ichimura utaemon as the courtier otomo no kuronushi (inset: utaemon as sojo henjo) (centre), and utaemon as the buddhist monk kisen hoshi (inset: ichimura uzaemon xii as ono no komachi) (left). Date: 1841 8th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 35.60 centimetres (c); ; Height: 35.60 centimetres (l); Height: 35.30 centimetres (r); Width: 24 centimetres (c); Width: 24.90 centimetres (l); Width: 24 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19714 1)