Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840 7th lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from a kabuki play showing the actors ichimura uzaemon xii as shinsaku kneeling and leaning on a lantern, utaemon as chikuzen no kami hisayoshi standing in ornate robes, with a child on his back and iwai shijaku as the nurse jiju kneeling. Date: 1840 7th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 35.50 centimetres (c) Height: 35.50 centimetres (l) Height: 35.40 centimetres (r) Width: 24 centimetres (c) Width: 24 centimetres (l) Width: 23.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19802)