Woodblock diptych print, oban tate-e. A scene from the kabuki play 'heike nyogo ga shima'. The kabuki actor iwai hanshiro v (tojaku) (right) as the daughter chidori standing on the shore, otani mansaka (tomoemon v) as se-no-o taro and ichikawa danjuro viii as tanzaemon, both on standing on a ship in the background (left); sawamura tossho (sojuro v) (right) as shunkan leaning onto a staff, whilst small birds fly overhead. Date: 19thC(mid). Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres (l); ; Height: 37.60 centimetres (r); Width: 25.90 centimetres (l); Width: 25.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Diptych print (BM 2008,3037.18212)
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