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.
- Date:
- 1847/1850
- Reference:
- 35844i
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Whole-length figures
A pattern of peony blossoms and stylized lightning decorate the robes of the central figure
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1847/1850.
Physical description
3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours
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Ōju Toyokuni-ga ; Shingen no ōju Toyokuni-ga
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Lettering 'ōju' has been added by request; the lettering 'shingen no ōju' has been added by request of the publisher
Reference
Wellcome Collection 35844i
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