Daijo Daijo (The Prologue), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1848

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. A woman holding up a paper samurai helmet out of reach of a child, who holds onto her robes and reaches towards her. A courtier's hat with a paulownia crest is on the floor; a lantern showing the figure of kira yoshinaka in the upper right corner. Date: circa 1848. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 25.50 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Daijo 大序 (The Prologue) (BM 2008,3037.11101)

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

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