Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene by a river from the kabuki play 'onoe kikugoro ichidai-banashi go-ju-san' showing the actors onoe kikugoro iii as tenjiku (tokubei) kanja (left) in a yellow and brown robe holding a sword above his head, onoe kikugoro iii also as a buddhist monk in the water, ichimura uzaemon xii as tsukimoto genshu (centre), and sawamura sojuro v as shibaemon (right) leaning on his sword. Date: 1847 7th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 36.20 centimetres (c); ; Height: 36.10 centimetres (l); Height: 36.10 centimetres (r); Width: 25 centimetres (c); Width: 25 centimetres (l); Width: 25 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19708 2)
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