Diptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Colour woodblock diptych print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor ichikawa kodanji iv as haguri yoshimitsu (left) holding a man by one hand, and leaning across a chest towards onoe kikugoro iv in a female role (right) holding onto an anchor and holding out a small bag, sea creatures in the background; an underwater scene from the play 'kinu gyokutome kaku no irifune', performed at the nakamura theatre in the first month, kaei 5 (1852). Date: 1852. Dimensions: Height: 36.20 centimetres (l); ; Height: 36.30 centimetres (r); Width: 23.60 centimetres (l); Width: 23.60 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Diptych print (BM 2008,3037.18224 1)