Triptych print, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1836 2nd lunar month

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from the kabuki play 'date no oyose', with the actors onoe eisaburo as the geisha o-kiku with a yellow umbrella (left), onoe kikugoro iii as the ghost of haniumura and onoe baiko as the courtesan takao kneeling (centre), and mimasu gennosuke as kinoshitagawa oemon drawing a sword (right). Date: 1836 2nd lunar month. Dimensions: Height: 38 centimetres (c); ; Height: 38 centimetres (l); Height: 38 centimetres (r); Width: 25.40 centimetres (c); Width: 25.50 centimetres (l); Width: 25.50 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19601 2)