Yoshitoshi: Yoshitsune and Benkei on Gojo Bridge

Yoshitoshi: Yoshitsune and Benkei on Gojo Bridge (Sold)

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Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title: Yoshitsune and Benkei on Gojo Bridge
Series: Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan (Dai nippon meisho kagami)
Date: 1878

Infamous scene of the feminine Yoshitsune as he meets Benkei on Gojo Bridge in Kyoto. We see a bronze-colored moon rising as Benkei seems to have grabbed Yoshitsune’s cloak with his naginata. The tide will soon turn, as we know. Provenance: Toshikata (seal lower left).

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Funazu Chûjirô
Literature: Listed in “Beauty & Violence” , number 27.5, page 118.
Seal: Taiso
Signature: Ôju Yoshitoshi hitsu

SKU: YOT564