Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1832 5th lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. The 'carriage scene' from the kabuki play 'sugawara denju tenarai kagami' (sugawara and the secrets of calligraphy), showing the actors mimasu gennosuke i as sakuramaru (left) , bando mitsugoro iv as umeomaru (centre) , and nakamura shikan ii (nakamura utaemon iv) as matsuomaru (right), all holding swords. Date: 1832 5th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37.10 centimetres (c); ; Height: 37.20 centimetres (l); Height: 37.10 centimetres (r); Width: 26 centimetres (c); Width: 24.90 centimetres (l); Width: 24.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Mimasu Gennosuke I. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19614 2)