Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862.

  • Utagawa, Kuniaki, 1835-1888.
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Month 2, 1862
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35166i
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Line up of five actors as "rough" popular heroes. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki, 1862. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Half-length figures

Actors depicted and patterns on costumes (from left to right of complete triptych): Ichimura Uzaemon (thunder and lightening: chrysanthemum tattoo); Seki Sanjūrō (eagle attacking song bird); Nakamura Shikan (mythic dog and storm clouds); Iwai Kumesaburō (heavenly constellation); Kawarasaki Gonjūrō (dragon)

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 2, 1862.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Kuniaki-ga Bears publisher's mark, block cutter's mark, censor's seal and actor's role

Reference

Wellcome Collection 35166i

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