Fables of La Fontaine, illustrated edition by JJ Grandville - The Rat who withdrew from the world, Utagawa Kunisada II, 1852

Rom the series the book of the eight dog heroes (hakkenden inu no sôshi no uchi). Date: 1852. Medium: ink and color on paper, woodblock print. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Utagawa Kunisada II - Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kanamari Hachirô