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The series contains illustrations of events which often have a historical background, and were usually well-known from kabuki and noh plays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the series that started the genre of Muzan-e (bloody prints). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome of the blood was depicted using thick red glue, which at the time sparked rumors that real blood was used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/pages\/28-murders-with-verse-yoshitoshi\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/pages\/yoshitoshi-yoshiiku-28-famous-murders-with-verse\"\u003eCLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SPECIAL COLLECTION PAGE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good color and impression. 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