Date otoko kisho kurabe 達男気性竸 (Comparison of the Spirit of Able Men), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1850

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor ichimura uzaemon xii as shoki hanbei wearing a robe decorated with bell-cords and demon heads. Poem inscribed above. Date: circa 1850. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 26 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Date otoko kisho kurabe 達男気性竸 (Comparison of the Spirit of Able Men) (BM 2008,3037.01805)