Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1836 2nd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Onoe kikugoro iii (centre) as tenjiku kaja conjuring up rats; fuwa banzaemon (played by sawamura tossho i) (right); okinoi (played by onoe kikujiro ii) (left) and ashikaga yorikane (played by ichimura uzaemon xii) (left), all three preparing to defend themselves. Date: 1836 2nd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37.40 centimetres (c); ; Height: 37.40 centimetres (l); Height: 37.40 centimetres (r); Width: 26 centimetres (c); Width: 25.50 centimetres (l); Width: 25.70 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Onoe Kikujiro II. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19609 1)