Original woodblock print diptych - Mulberry paper - Tattooed heroes of the Suikoden - Toyohara Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) - Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kumonryū Shishin facing Ichikawa Sadanji I as Rochishin - Japan - 1886 (Meiji 19)

Original woodblock print diptych - Mulberry paper - Toyohara Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) - Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kumonryū Shishin facing Ichikawa Sadanji I as Rochishin - Japan - 1886 (Meiji 19) Ōban tate-e woodblock print, 2 sheets of a triptych Tattooed Suikoden Heroes Battling Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) On left Kyumonryu (by Ichikawa Danjuro IX) facing Rochishin (by Ichikawa Sadanji I) Date: 1886 Strong colors, light red blemish, full margin, tears, no backing The Art of the Japanese Tattoo: Irezumi