The sheet shows a samurai outside the castle walls hiding his sword behind his back. In his right hand he has a scroll (denshô).

Beatiful sheet on the Bujutsu topic.

Artist: Yoshitaki Utagawa (1841-1899)
Format: approx. 17 x 23,5 cm.
Year of publication: around 1860
Condition: Clean sheet. Edges are cut and in the lower sheet era there are two small wormholes. Some isolated water spots.
Colours: Brilliant and very good colours.

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