Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'kotoba no hana momiji no sakari', showing the actors ichimura uzaemon xii as asa-maru, son of tadakiyo, standing and wearing a white gown covered by calligraphy (left), bando shuka, as hakuyu, wife of tadakiyo, reclining wearing a floral patterned gown holding a buddhist image emitting rays across all three panels (centre), and nakamura utaemon iv as katsushige standing with a hoe behind his back (right). Date: 1849 8th lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 37.30 centimetres (c) Height: 37.20 centimetres (l) Height: 37.20 centimetres (r) Width: 25.80 centimetres (c) Width: 25.80 centimetres (l) Width: 25.60 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19712)
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