Watonai and Fujiuchi, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850

Colour woodblock print, oban tate-e. Ichikawa danjuro viii as watonai in the play 'kokusenya kassen' (国姓爺合戦) performed at the nakamura theatre in the fifth month of kaei 3 (1850), in a purple-brown robe with dramatic red make-up. Date: 1850. Dimensions: Height: 37.20 centimetres Width: 25.20 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Ichikawa Danjuro VIII. Collection: British Museum. Watonai 和藤内 (BM 2008,3037.21314)

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

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