Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851 2nd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Snow scene from the kabuki play 'akegarasu', showing the actors bando shuka as urasato of yamana-ya (centre) biting her bandana, a rope on the ground around her, ichikawa danjuro viii as tokijiro (sato yomoshichi) standing in a purple robe talking to kichiya as a kamuro (a courtesan's page) (left), and arashi kichisaburo as yamana-ya soemon (right) in a yellow checked robe holding a pipe standing before a stone lantern. Date: 1851 2nd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 36.40 centimetres (c); ; Height: 36.40 centimetres (l); Height: 36.70 centimetres (r); Width: 24.70 centimetres (c); Width: 24.80 centimetres (l); Width: 25 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19713 2)