Japan, Kuniyoshi, Utagawa, Warrior with a fan between his teeth, passe-partout, lower left - printed, A warrior stands with his legs wide apart and a folded fan between his teeth, against a silver background. At the top right is a bat-shaped cartouche with a white rat. The actor is Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke, from the play date kurabe Okuni kabuki. To protect his lord, Arajishi kills Otokonosuke a large white rat, who turns out to be the magician Nikki Danjô. Danjûrô played this role in 1818 and in 1829. With two poems., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 208 mm, width 182 mm, Japanese, 1798 - 1861-04-14, poet, 1828 - 1828, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, blind stamping