This dynamic illistration shows a sword fight in front of a waterfall. One of the adversaries who has already defeated two opponents and now holds them on the ground, wards off a sword blow.
Artist:
Toyokuni III. Utagawa (1786-1865).
Format: Double sheet (each sheet approx. 25 x 35,5 cm (2
Oban)
Year of publication: around 1840
Condition: Sheets darkened overall. Edges rubbed. Some minor wormholes in the upper area of the sheet.
These sheets are obviously the middle and right part of a tryptich.
This image may slightly vary in colour to the original - due to the photo/scan.