Shini-e, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1847 and 1852

Shini-e. Memorial portrait (?), of a dead kabuki actor in the role of a courtesan with a child attendant (kamuro). Signed. Woodblock print. Date: between 1847 and 1852. Dimensions: Height: 35.70 centimetres Width: 25.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Shini-e (BM 1915,0823,0.861)