Sangoku ken 三国拳 (Ken Game of the Three Countries), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1847 and 1848

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Left to right: nakamura utaemon iv (representing china as koshi (confucius)), seki sanjuro (representing india as shaka (the historical buddha)), ichimura uzaemon xii (representing japan as amaterasu (the sun goddess)). Date: between 1847 and 1848. Dimensions: Height: 36.60 centimetres Width: 25.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Sangoku ken 三国拳 (Ken Game of the Three Countries) (BM 2008,3037.06501)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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ukiyo-e actor prints by utagawa kuniyoshi japanese prints in the british museum nakamura utaemon iv seki sanjūrō iii ichimura uzaemon xii paper british museum utagawa kuniyoshi