Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'sukeroku kuruwa no hanamidoki' (sukeroku's cherry-blossom viewing time in yoshiwara). Left: the courtesan agemaki (banto shuka i), yarite matsu (?) and shinbei (?). Centre: hanakawado sukeroku (ichikawa danjuro viii) holding a pipe between his toes, the courtesan shiratama (ichikawa shinsha) and fukuyama inosuke (?). Right: ikkyu (ichikawa kodanji iv) seated, asagao senbei (ichikawa hirogoro i) and kanpera monbei (nakayama ichizo i) holding robes (right). Performed at nakamura-za theatre, third month, 1850. Date: 1850. Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres (c) Height: 37.60 centimetres (l) Height: 37.30 centimetres (r) Width: 25.30 centimetres (c) Width: 25.60 centimetres (l) Width: 25.50 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19412)
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