

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada. Three shirtless men with dark hair are present, one in the foreground and two behind him. The man in the foreground is large and wearing a purple and white patterned cloth wrapped around his waist with a gold fringe. He has one leg lifted behind him and appears to be moving. The man on the left holds a sword with a black handle and gold guard. A red and white pole stands behind the men. The background is blue with three vertical red rectangles containing black Japanese characters. The bottom left contains a red rectangle with black Japanese characters and additional Japanese characters are to the right.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 446 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like


The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena

The Sumo Wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshirō and Kachōzan Gorokichi

The Wrestlers

Sumo Wrestling

Yokohama Sumo Wrestler Defeating a Foreigner

Sumo Wrestler Tossing a Foreigner

The Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III holding Sword Aloft, and Arashi Shichigorō III as Fighting Heroes

Children in the Sanno Festival

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Samurai Carrying a Suzu

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Man Entirely Nude Save for Loin Cloth

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall

The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings

The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Otokodate Seated Upon an Inverted Tub

Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty

Contemporary Rendition of a Rogue: Kinezumi Kichigorō

Kabuki Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII

An Actor Beside Water

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō Myōō

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danzō III

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as a Samurai in Fighting Trim

The Actor 2nd Nakamura Sukegoro as a Robber





