Three actors as samurai in formal dress, observing the execution of a criminal within a fenced compound. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1847-1852.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
Date:
1847-1852
Reference:
35713i
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Description

The criminal depicted is probably Ishikawa Goemon, a great thief who was boiled alive in a large cauldron

Whole-length figures

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1847-1852.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Contributors

Lettering

Ichiyōsai Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark and censor's seal

Reference

Wellcome Collection 35713i

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