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Koryū Castle Act

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yorozuya Kichibei

vertical ōban diptych; two figures engaged in a battle on a black, blue and white roof, with clouds below and moon in ULC; figure at left wears kimono with purple and gold fringes, and an orange headband tied at top forehead, and defends himself with a blue staff; figure at right is advancing with a sword, and wears a primarily red jacket with flowers and a blue flowered kimono; three rectangular and two round cartouches with text in ULC; four rectangular and two round cartouches with text on right panel--one in URC and the remainder in LLQ

Date
1852, 1st month
In our collection
since February the 4th, 2016 up to now
Dimensions
13 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.8 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban, each)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Price
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Composition
cadmium96%
oxygen0%
zinc1%
copper2%
iron0%
atium1%