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. Sakagaki genzo shigekata in combat with mori hanemon, shigekata is making an overhead swordslash and hanemon is falling backward. Date: 1848. Dimensions: Height: 36.40 centimetres Width: 25.10 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 2008,3037.01609)