Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from a kabuki play showing the actors iwai shijaku as yuki-hime seated watching a dragon descend, nakamura utaemon iv as matsunaga daizen holding a sword outstretched, and ichimura uzaemon xii in an unidentified role on a wooden deck above. Date: 1840 7th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 35.30 centimetres (c) Height: 35.30 centimetres (l) Height: 35.40 centimetres (r) Width: 24 centimetres (c) Width: 23.90 centimetres (l) Width: 24 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19803)
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