Five Chivalrous Thieves Print Set | Japanese Wood Block Print

A 5 woodblock print (pentaptych) set titled The Five Chivalrous Thieves . This print is based off of a popular Japanese kabuki play Shiranami Gonin Otoko by Kawatake Mokuami. The story of the play was based on the fate of five real-life thieves: Nihon Daimon, Benten Kozo Kikunosuke, Nangō Rikimaru, Akaboshi Jūzaburō, and Tadanobu Rihei. These prints are being sold together as a set of 5. [Translations] 佼客五人様之内 I’m one of the outstanding five 庵の平兵衛 Anno Heibee 布袋 市右衛門 Hotei Ichiemon 極印 千右衛門 Gokuin Senemon 神鳴 庄九郎 Kaminari Shokuro Subject - Funanori Seikikichi Artist - Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Publisher - Wakasaya Yoichi ( 1794 -1897) Material - Ink on paper 19th Century (1840-1853) Oban 14.5” x 10” (length, width) Each SKU: WB-1526