GAKUTEI (1786?-1868). Ushiwaka-maru and Sōjōbō
Artist:
Yashima Gakutei (1786 ? -1868)
Subject:
The young Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka-maru) holding the scroll of war strategy in front of Sōjōbō the mythical king and god of the tengu, legendary creatures thought to inhabit the mountains and forests of Japan.
Signature:
Gakutei. Poems by Bensūsha Mazukage Masago, Andarō Horikawa Sōroku, Kofukutei Okada Minoru and Benbenkan.
Date:
ca. 1820
Publisher:
Privately printed by the Kasagi circle poets of Utsunomiya.
Size:
Surimono shikishiban, 21,2x18,8 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with metallic pigment and blind printing.
Literature:
Another impression, in the Spencer Museum of Art, is illustrated in Keyes, Roger, Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Muesum of Art. Tokyo/New York: Kodansha International Ltd., 1984.
Conditions:
Very good impression and color, a restoration on the lower left corner, in good condition.
Item no:
D 511
Price:
Euro 3200
Status:
Available