Ichikawa Ebizō V (Danjūrō VII) in a confrontation at court. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1847/1850.

Complex, brightly coloured court set; the hero holds a sword in its protective cloth bag as he stares down on his assailant

Whole-length figures

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

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Ōju Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal, actor's role and set title An account of the incident depicted is inscribed in the fan shaped inset

One of the eight dog heroes

Wellcome Collection 35997i