Author: Utagawa Yoshitaki (歌川芳瀧).
Subject: Arashi Rikan (嵐 璃寛).
Genre: yakusha-e (役者絵), kamigata-e (上方絵.)
Size: medium (chūban, 中版).
Publisher: Awaya Bunzō (阿波屋文蔵).
Period: c. 1870~1875.
Trimmed: no
Backed: no
Code: UYT01004

Condition: good condition. Color is clear and vivid. Any remarkable stain nor wrinkles on both the front and back side. On the upper border two tiny holes that have been fixed can be noticed.

The kabuki actor Arashi Rikan playing the role of a warrior.
Hyōmenzuri (表面摺り), the technique of rubbing the front side of the print with the baren has been used for enriching the aspect of this print. It gives a lacquered-like effect that can be observed backlight.