Three actors in a confrontation before a gravestone by the sea. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
Date:
1858
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35837i
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Three actors in a confrontation before a gravestone by the sea. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The woman wears Buddhist prayer beads: the inscription on the gravestone to the right is painted in red

The actors are, from right to left: Akizuki Ikkaku, Obana Saisaburo and Okoma, Shirokiyas' daughter

Whole-length figures

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1858.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and actor's role

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Wellcome Collection 35837i

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