This print shows a "magician" who impedes the attack of two people - one armed with a jûtte - applying the "magic of butterfly" (batafurai·kôka).
Wonderful sheet!

Artist: Kunisada I Utagawa (1786-1865)
Format: approx. 21,5 x 15,5 cm (double sheet)
Year of publication: approx. 1850
Condition: Clean print. Lower corners slightly rubbed.
Colours: Good black printing.

This image may slightly vary in colour to the original - due to the photo/scan.