Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847 3rd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actors bando shuka (right) with his arms and legs spread apart, sawamura sojuro v (centre) in a female role, and onoe kikuguro iii (left) seated on a chest bound with ropes, with small black birds flying overhead. Date: 1847 3rd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 34.40 centimetres (c); ; Height: 34.90 centimetres (l); Height: 34.60 centimetres (r); Width: 24.80 centimetres (c); Width: 24.50 centimetres (l); Width: 25.40 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19808 1)