UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797/98-1861), triptych, Japan, "Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai".
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797/98-1861), triptych, Japan, "Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai".
Depicting Moronao’s retainer Furubayashi Heihachiro Kaneyoshi defending himself against the two ronin Oribe Yasubei Taketsune (right) and Takebayashi Sadashichi Takashige in the snow. Published by Kawaguchi-ya Uhei. Total image size together 35 x 74,5 cm. Dated 1847-1848.
Not examined out of frame. Stains. Discolourations. Damages. Creases. Dirty. Faded. With buckled paper.
Provenance
From the collection of Hans Eklund (1921-2018).
Literature
See 'Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints' by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982), Nr T184.
More information
See similar at Waseda University Theatre Museum, nr: 100-1634,
100-1635,
100-1636
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