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Colour woodcut of two armed warriors on a wooden bridge at night, with a young man in blue kneeling on straw in the centre.

Actors on a bridge at night: two heavily armed warriors (Yoroku and Usumaru) confront a youth (Saraka-maru). Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.

A colour woodcut of kabuki-style actors on a wooden bridge beside dark water. Two armed warriors in patterned robes and armour stand left and right, one holding a long spear, while a young figure in a blue kimono crouches on straw in the centre, arm raised.

Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Date
Month 6, 1857
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2931 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1857.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Actores de kabuki en un puente de noche, grabado en color de Kunisada, 1857

Grabado en color de estilo kabuki con actores sobre un puente de madera junto a aguas oscuras. Dos guerreros armados, con túnicas estampadas y armaduras, se colocan a la izquierda y a la derecha; uno sostiene una lanza larga, mientras un joven con kimono azul se agacha sobre paja en el centro, con el brazo levantado.

Português: Atores de kabuki em uma ponte à noite, xilogravura colorida de Kunisada, 1857

Xilogravura colorida de estilo kabuki mostrando atores sobre uma ponte de madeira junto a águas escuras. Dois guerreiros armados, com roupas estampadas e armaduras, ficam à esquerda e à direita; um segura uma lança longa, enquanto um jovem de quimono azul se agacha sobre palha no centro, com o braço erguido.

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