Actor Ichikawa Kodanji (?) in a loin-cloth, his body covered with sword scars, is seated at a meal. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.

Dr Ellis Tinios suggests that such prints as this are valuable evidence for the use of ceramics

It is a hot summer's day. The character has stripped off his kimono which hangs over the screen behind him. On the floor before him a meal of cold noodles is set out on a red lacquer tray. Dipping sauce is in the two cups to the right of the large plate. Sake is in the tall bottle. A fan, ashtray and smoking tray are on either side of him

Whole-length figures

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 6, 1857.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and actor's role

Story of Yasaburō

Wellcome Collection 35824i