Actors in conflict in the snow: Ichikawa Kodanji as the hero Asakura Tōgo, has thrown a ruffian assailant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1861.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
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1861
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35760i
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Actors in conflict in the snow: Ichikawa Kodanji as the hero Asakura Tōgo, has thrown a ruffian assailant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1861. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Assailant, Yaemon of Naba-mura, has Kappa tattooed onto his buttocks. Kappa are aquatic demons who were believed to penetrate the anuses of swimmers

The assailant is a low ranking actor, thus his face is obscured and he is unnamed

Whole-length figures

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1861.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, block cutter's mark, censor's seal, actor's name and actor's role

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Wellcome Collection 35760i

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