Actor as tattooed fireman, by Yoshitoshi

An image of Actor as tattooed fireman, from the set (of six?). A Celebration of gallantry (Isami no kotobuki). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks, with textile printing (nunomezuri) and gloss black (tsuyazumi). Blackened lead white. Ôban format. [Block-cutter: Matsushima Hori Masa. Publisher: Daikin - these inscriptions on other sheets from the set]. Numbered 6 in graphite in left margin [removed 22/4/2004]. 1865. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

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Actor as tattooed fireman, from the set (of six?). A Celebration of gallantry (Isami no kotobuki). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks, with textile printing (nunomezuri) and gloss black (tsuyazumi). Blackened lead white. Ôban format. [Block-cutter: Matsushima Hori Masa. Publisher: Daikin - these inscriptions on other sheets from the set]. Numbered 6 in graphite in left margin [removed 22/4/2004]. 1865. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

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