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Utagawa Hiroshige

The Elopement Scene in Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami (Katsuragawa renri no shigarami, michiyuki), from the series "A Selection of Ancient and Modern Dramas (Kokon Joruri zukushi)"

c. 1847/52
Color woodblock print; oban
38.1 × 25.7 cm (15 × 10.1 in)

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