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A samurai in grey robes stands brandishing a raised sword, his face contorted in a fierce expression, while a second figure in a patterned red, blue, and gold robe crouches low beneath him, sword drawn and pointed upward as if warding off the blow. Bold green bamboo-leaf patterned panels flank the scene, and swaths of red and black patterned fabric fill the foreground. The palette is dominated by deep red, black, grey, and green, giving the confrontation a tense, dramatic mood. Woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika; title and year unknown.