Fight on the roof between the two rivals Genpachi and Shino on the Hóryûkaku, A fight between brothers Inuzuka Shino and Inukai Genpachi on the roof of the Hôryûkaku pavilion. This print depicts a section from the story 'The Adventures of the Eight Dogs of Satomi' (Nansô Satomi heels), written between 1814-41 by Takizawa Bakin. It tells of the eight brothers who had Princess Fuse as their mother and a dog as their father. After losing sight of each other and many adventures and battles later, they recognize each other again by their tattoos.(lower part of vertical diptych

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Size: 1720px × 4772px
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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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