Three actors in a scene from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

The lantern in the centre is a warning against fire and gives the end of a house name which indicates the setting of a restaurant or a brothel; a lavish meal is set out on the table behind

Whole-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 7, 1857.

2 print : woodcut, diptych printed in colours

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

Wellcome Collection 36042i