Gihei in his shop, his wife Sono knocking on the door outside

Description Gihei in his shop and his wife Sono knocking on the door outside. One actor on the left hiding in a room, near the doorway, spying on three actors in an adjoining room. Small triangular teeth like design forms a border. Title and subtitle on a rectangular coloured, shaded, or patterned cartouche.

Exhibitions

• The Nature of Loyalty: Japanese Warrior Prints of the Nineteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1989.

Provenance Justine Lewis Keidel

Inscriptions [Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; [Date Seal] Tora juichi; [Date Seal Translation] Tiger 11

Credit Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel