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Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂

Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂

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Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 芳年(1839-1892)
Title: Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing his Bow 坂上刈田麻呂

Series: Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan 大日本名将鑑 (Dai nippon meisho kagami)  Date: 1880

Sakanoue no Karitamaro (728-86) draws back his bow, arrow in place and poised to shoot. Behind him is Fujiwara Kurajimaro fighting an opponent with his sword. This general helped to repress the Nara period revolt in 764 by Fujiwara no Nakamaro. An evergreen tree with strongly patterned bark leans over the scene, lending even more gravitas.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Untrimmed and unbacked. Unusual to find with these completely untrimmed “extra” margins on the top and left.  Dimensions: ôban 37.4 x 25.6 cm
Publisher: Funazu Chujiro
Literature: See “Beauty & Violence” , series number 27.43; Keyes 334.43. See MFA Boston, Tokyo National Museum, LACMA museum collections.  Seal: Taiso   Signature: Ôju Yoshitoshi

SKU: YOT935

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