Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Danshichi Kurōbei having just disposed of the corpse of his victim down a well; the character is about to escape by joining a passing festival procession. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1855.

Scene from the play 'Summer Festival': the full body tattoo of a tiger confronting a dragon indicates the character's links with the underworld

A retrospective depiction: Nakamura Shikan IV died some three years before this print was issued

Whole-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1855.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, block cutter's mark, censor's seal, actor's role and set title

Wellcome Collection 35780i