Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Nihonbashi station. Ashikaga yorikane (left) watches his bodyguard, the wrestler narukami katsunosuke (right) protect him from his attacker, ukiyo tohei on the nihonbashi bridge (inset: a daimyo procession leaving the city at dawn). Date: 1852 (5th month). Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres Width: 24.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. No. 1 Nihonbashi 日本橋 (BM 2008,3037.14701)
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