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Eighth Act by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — VisualArtsDB

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Eighth Act

Eighth Act

Eighth Act

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1860

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (15.88 × 23.18 cm) (image, sheet, horizontal chūban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Actors Onoe Kikugorō IV as Tonase (R) and Bandō Tamasaburō II as Konami (L). Related to the play Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 4th month of 1860.

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