Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853 2nd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'shiranui monogatari', with the actors bando shuka aoyanagi harunosuke (centre) and bando hikosaburo as otomo gyobu munetsura (centre), both with drawn swords, and two unidentified actors on the right. Date: 1853 2nd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres (c); ; Height: 36.50 centimetres (l); Height: 36.50 centimetres (r); Width: 24.40 centimetres (c); Width: 24.50 centimetres (l); Width: 24.50 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19405 2)