Hakkenden no uchi Horyukaku (The Horyukaku temple scene from the Hakkenden ('Eight-Dog Legend') novel), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1836-1837

Woodblock print; triptych. The 'dog-hero' inuzuka shino repelling gendarmes from the ridge of the temple roof with another hero, inugai gempachi assisting him. Inscribed with title. Signed and marked. Date: circa 1836-1837. Dimensions: Height: 35.50 centimetres (circa) Width: 24.50 centimetres (circa). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Inuzuka Shino. Collection: British Museum. Hakkenden no uchi Horyukaku (The Horyukaku temple scene from the Hakkenden ('Eight-Dog Legend') novel) (BM 1908,0718,0.105.1-3)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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