Japanese woodcut- Seppuku Nakamura Lejuro

Kabuki woodprint in three parts, Tokyo, 1878. 35 x 69 cm. Consisting of three adjacent leaves. With accompanying text. In frame behind glass.

"The west and south clouds have cleared. From the east comes a fresh breeze. This is the final resting place of Seichu" * The left part has been printed upside down in error. The actor has commited sepuku with a rifle in stead of a knife.