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☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e
☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e

☆Yoshitoshi First edition 1879 Woodblock Print KUNIYOSHI HOKUSAI Samurai Ukiyo-e

$ 594

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print

    Description

    Emperor Yūryaku (雄略天皇, Yūryaku-tennō)
    EMPEROR YŪRYAKU
    Oban Triptych (Each sheet 9.5 by 14 ins approx.)
    Artist Signature: Taiso Yoshitoshi
    Date: 04/1879
    Series: Short Illustrated History of Great Japan
    Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi
    Description: A triptych from a set of ten: Dai Nippon shiryaku zue, “Short Illustrated History of Great Japan.” Each print is in the form of an unrolled makimono. This design shows the twenty-first Emperor Yūryaku-Tenno (457-479) out following his favorite diversion – hunting. The story relates how during a hunt on Mount Katsuragi a large boar attacked him. He ordered his aid to shoot it but the man ran away, whereupon the Emperor kicked the boar onto its back and killed it.
    Condition: Fine impression of first edition. Fine color. Fine registration. Backed, otherwise excellent condition. Signed Taiso Yoshitoshi.