Actors in formal dress in a courtly setting: the figure of Nakamura IV wears a long, red lion wig; the boy to the left plays a drum; the man to the right holds an offering tray with a petition on it. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1847/1850.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
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1847/1850
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35844i
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Actors in formal dress in a courtly setting: the figure of Nakamura IV wears a long, red lion wig; the boy to the left plays a drum; the man to the right holds an offering tray with a petition on it. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1847/1850. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Whole-length figures

A pattern of peony blossoms and stylized lightning decorate the robes of the central figure

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1847/1850.

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3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours

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Ōju Toyokuni-ga ; Shingen no ōju Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and actor's role Lettering 'ōju' has been added by request; the lettering 'shingen no ōju' has been added by request of the publisher

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Wellcome Collection 35844i

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