Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor ichikawa danjuro viii as the wrestler akitsushima, seated cross-legged and holding a long scroll with a brush in his mouth. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.60 centimetres Width: 24.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Kagero 蜻蛉 (No. 52 The Drake Fly) (BM 2008,3037.17452)
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