FREE SHIPPINGWorks Ryukyu Mitsutsu Biyashitechnique woodcut ConditionGood, trimming, a little foxing on the reverse, cut at the top and bottom of the center (repaired) SizeLarge size *About the size of Ukiyo-eNumber of prints1 sheet Year of productionKoka 4 (1847) Remarks and explanationsTottotsuru-ken" performed at the Kawarazaki-za theater on New Year's Day in 1847 became very popular, which led to the publication of many ukiyoe related to the boom in fist games that swept through Edo. Kuniyoshi alone identified about 60 species of toads, and this painting is one of them. A toad, a fox, and a tiger in kimono are depicted in fox-ken poses (the frog is the hunter, the fox is the village headman, and the tiger is the fox), and on the shoji behind them is a tetsuruken song, "Sake wa kenju, irohin ni, frog ihyo san hiko..." The three animals are accompanied by a kagee (shadow picture) depicting the three fists of the insect (frog, snake, and slug) and the fox (fox, headman, and hunter). The faces of the three animals are drawn to resemble the actors who performed the "Totetsuru-ken". It is believed that the reason the actors are not depicted as they are is due to the aftermath of the Tenpo reforms. The toad is played by Nakamura Utaemon IV, the fox by Matsumoto Koshiro VI, and the tiger by Ichikawa Kyuzo II. This item will be shipped from Japan.
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