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ContributorsUtagawa Kuniyoshi (Artist) / 歌川 国芳 (Artist) / The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
Created1835 to 1841
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Triptych depicting backstage preparations during a kabuki play.

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ContributorsUtagawa Kunisada (Artist) / 歌川 国貞 (Artist) / The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
Created1851
Description

This diptych shows the ghost of Asakura Tōgo 朝倉當吾 returning to haunt the man responsible for his death, the corrupt governor Orikoshi Tairyō 織越大領. A kappa (a traditional folk monster) tumbles comically at Orikoshi’s feet.