Nakamura Shikan IV as the guard Matsuo-maru, by Utagawa Kunisada

An image of Nakamura Shikan IV as the guard Matsuô-maru (Toneri Matsuô-maru). Mirror of Contemporary Autographs (Tôsei jihitsu kagami). Kunisada, Utagawa (Japanese, 1786-1865). Ôju Toyokuni (III) ga. Uoya Eikichi. Hori-kô Katsushima Seikichi. Poem by Shikan. Woodcut, colour printing, coloured ink, 1861. Ukiyo-e. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund.

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Nakamura Shikan IV as the guard Matsuô-maru (Toneri Matsuô-maru). Mirror of Contemporary Autographs (Tôsei jihitsu kagami). Kunisada, Utagawa (Japanese, 1786-1865). Ôju Toyokuni (III) ga. Uoya Eikichi. Hori-kô Katsushima Seikichi. Poem by Shikan. Woodcut, colour printing, coloured ink, 1861. Ukiyo-e. Acquisition Credit: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund.

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