Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Araki Mataemon, the founder of the Edo-line of the martial art Yagyu Shingan-ryu stands examining his sword.
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Print artist:   Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)</div>
1845-1846 (circa)
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