Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1849 3rd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'kanjincho', with the actors ichikawa kodanji as togashi saemon (right), ichikawa danjuro viii as musashibo benkei (centre), and bando takesaburo as minamoto no yoshitsune, disguised as a peasant carrying a staff. Date: 1849 3rd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 36.20 centimetres (c) Height: 36.10 centimetres (l) Height: 36 centimetres (r) Width: 24.70 centimetres (c) Width: 24.60 centimetres (l) Width: 24.70 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19606)