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Woodblock print
Each sheet signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya
Published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 4th month 1858

Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu (also known as Raiko) and three of his four top retainers pursue the notorious thief Hakamadare Yasusuke. Hakamadare attempts to evade capture by using magic to create a distracting illusion of a fight between a bear and an enormous snake.

The same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.39707a-c, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/yorimitsu-tries-to-capture-hakamadare-by-destroying-his-magic-kijutsu-o-yabutte-yorimitsu-hakamadare-o-karamen-to-su-465036

Oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37 x 25.2 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)
Centre sheet: 37 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)
Right sheet: 37.3 x 25.2 cm. (14 ¾ x 9 ⅞ in.)


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