Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Fight with swords, naginata, and mallets, between the ronin and the retainers of moronao, with a half-dressed woman on the ground. This was one of the groups of carved figures (ningyo) set up in the grounds of sensoji temple in asakusa in 1855. Date: 19thC(mid). Dimensions: Height: 37.70 centimetres (c) Height: 37.70 centimetres (l) Height: 37.70 centimetres (r) Width: 26.10 centimetres (c) Width: 26.30 centimetres (l) Width: 26 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Gishi ningyo (Figures of the loyal retainers) (BM 2008,3037.18812)
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