Actors in a confrontation by a river from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

The hero subdues the mud-covered villain who pulls at the woman's sash with his teeth

The print depicts the stage-set with floor boards and flat props

Whole-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 7, 1857.

3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours

Kunisada-ga Bears publisher's mark and censor's seal

Wellcome Collection 36040i