Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. A scene from the kabuki play 'ichidai banashi', showing bando shuka as morokoshi-hime (right) holding a naganata, onoe kikugoro iii as tenjiku tokubei (centre) performing magical gestures to summon toads, and unidentified actor (right) in warrior's garb. Date: 1847 7th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 35.30 centimetres (c) Height: 34.60 centimetres (l) Height: 35 centimetres (r) Width: 25.20 centimetres (c) Width: 24.90 centimetres (l) Width: 25.10 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19807)
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