Angry Confrontation

Artist Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835 - 1900)

Mediumwoodblock print

DimensionsOverall: 35.5 × 69.8 cm (14 × 27 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Society of Victoria

Object number2017.033.025

DescriptionKabuki scene of an angry confrontation among five commoners. The man seated in the center scowls angrily, his arms firmly folding across his chest. At left, one of his companions raises his sword above his head as another man attempts to hold him back. The commoner at right holds his sword out between both hands, while the fellow next to him grimaces with rage, drawing back his hand as if to strike the seated man.

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