Mitate haiyu Hakkenshi 見立俳優八犬士 (Selected Actors as the Eight Heroes of Bakin's Hakkenden), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1840

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The actor ichikawa ebizo v (right) as inuyama dosetsu with long curly hair, an elaborate robe, and a drawn sword, holding inugawa sosuke’s purse in his mouth; ichikawa kuzo ii (left) as inugawa sosuke subduing one's of dosetsu's vassals, and holding a cord attached to his purse in dosetsu's mouth. Poems inscribed above. Date: circa 1840. Dimensions: Height: 37.70 centimetres (l); ; Height: 37.50 centimetres (r); Width: 25.90 centimetres (l); Width: 25.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Mitate haiyu Hakkenshi 見立俳優八犬士 (Selected Actors as the Eight Heroes of Bakin's Hakkenden) (BM 2008,3037.12603)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Published by: Kagaya Kichibei (加賀屋)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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ukiyo-e mitate haiyū hakkenshi (selected actors as the eight heroes of bakin's hakkenden) by utagawa kuniyoshi japanese prints in the british museum ichikawa danjūrō vii inuyama dōsetsu paper british museum utagawa kuniyoshi