Akasaka: Yajirō Gives Kitahachi a Beating on the Nawate Road, Mistaking Him for (the Spirit of) a Fox, no. 40 from the series Collection of Illustrations of Famous Places near the Fifty-Three Stations [Along the Tōkaidō]

Gojuusantsugimeishozue、akasaka、nawatemichiniteyajiroukitahachiwokitsunetoomoitechouchakusuru

Akasaka: On the Nawate Road, Yajirōbei takes Kitahachi for a fox and beats him (Akasaka; Nawatemichi ni te Yajirōbei Kitahachi o kitsune to omohite chōchaku suru)

Yaji Mistakes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him on the Nawate Road near Akasaka, series Pictures of Famous Places on the Fifty Three Stations

Yaji Mistakes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him on the Nawate Road near Akasaka, series Pictures of Famous Places on the Fifty Three Stations

Yaji Mistakes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him on the Nawate Road near Akasaka, series Pictures of Famous Places on the Fifty Three Stations

五十三次名所図会. 37, 赤坂　縄手道にて弥二が北八を狐とおもひててふちゃくする / 広重画Akasaka Nawatemichi nite Yaji ga Kitahachi wo kitsu...

「五十三次名所図会」 「丗七」「赤坂」「縄手（なわて）道にて弥二郎（やじろう）北八（きたはち）を狐とおも（思）ひててふちやく（打擲）する」

「五十三次名所図会」 「卅七」「赤坂　縄手道にて弥二郎北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

「五十三次名所図会」 「卅七」「赤坂」「縄手道にて弥二郎　北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

「五十三次名所図会」 「卅七」「赤坂　縄手道にて弥二郎北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

「五十三次名所図会」 「卅七」「赤坂　縄手道にて弥二郎北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

「五十三次名所図会」 「卅七」「赤坂　縄手道にて弥二郎北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

「五十三次名所図会」 「三十七」「赤坂」「縄手道にて弥二郎北八を狐とおもひててふちやくする」

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