Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'nidai no shobuzuke' with the actors bando mitsugoro iv as the wrestler akitsushima (left) (blue), arashi kanjuro as the umpire shokuro (centre), and nakamura shikan (utaemon iv) as the wrestler onigadake tetsuemon (right) (green). Date: 1832 9th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37 centimetres (c) Height: 37.20 centimetres (l) Height: 37 centimetres (r) Width: 25.50 centimetres (c) Width: 25.30 centimetres (l) Width: 25.60 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19512)
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