YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892). Emperor Sutoku. (Sold)
Artist:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Subject:
Sutoku, the 75th Emperor in exile, refusing to receive the priest Rennyo.
Series:
Dai Nippon Shiraku due (A simple illustrated history of Japan)
Signature:
Taiso Yoshitoshi, artist's seal Taiso.
Date:
Meiji 13 (1880)
Publisher:
Kobayashi
Block-cutter:
Watanabe Hori Ei
Size:
Oban triptych, 36,5x72,4 cm
Medium:
Woodblock color print
Literature:
Roger Keyes. Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: 1839-1892. Ann Arbor, p. 435, no. 9.
Conditions:
Good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
C 595