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A scene from a play titled 'Katakiuchi Ganryu-jima (敵討巌流島).'

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Japanese colour woodblock print showing man ready to attack

A scene from a play titled 'Katakiuchi Ganryu-jima (敵討巌流島).'

Date: c. 1860
Dimensions:
252 x 345 mm
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.39.2
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'katakiuchi Ganryu-jima (敵討巌流島).'

The story is presumably based on the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵) and his mortal rival Sasaki Kojiro(佐々木小次郎)'s battle at Ganryujima Island (巌流島).