{"product_id":"yoshitoshi-芳年-kumawakamaru-and-priest-beg-for-the-return-of-the-ship-that-would-strand-them-in-exile","title":"Yoshitoshi 芳年: Kumawakamaru and Priest Beg for the Return of the Ship that would Strand them in Exile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eKumawakamaru and Priest Beg for the Return of the Ship that would Strand them in Exile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYoshitoshi’s Courageous Warriors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e芳年 武者 旡類 \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1885\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHino Kumawakamaru and Priest Daizenbo beg for the return of a ship that is about to strand them in exile. The story is from the 14th c. Taiheiki, \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eand concerns the revenge the boy has just taken following the execution of his father.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe elderly priest stands with his hands in a prayerful position, Buddhist beads clasped within them. The young boy beside him also reaches for the ship in a rather heartbreaking gesture. In the story, the ship actually turns around and takes the boy safely home to Echigo Province.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey stand within in a cloud-edged backdrop that bears a fabric-like design, giving the work the feeling of happening away in far history. It is a bold graphic choice that feels decades ahead of its time graphically. From an early edition, as noted by the two-color cartouche as well as the overall printing quality and coloration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression and color; very good condition. Rightmost margin is narrow and some binding holes and a paper inclusion in top margin. \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban 35.7 x 24 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eKobayashi Tetsujiro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Yoshitoshi ga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoger. S. Keyes, \"Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892\", Cinncinnati, 1982 #460.14. Eric van den Ing, Robert Schaap, \"Beauty and Violence: Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi 1839-1892\", 1992\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eseries #44.14 (pp. 128-130). See British museum and LACMA websites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsukioka Yoshitoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42380010389586,"sku":"YOT943","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/YOT943.jpg?v=1777265080","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/products\/yoshitoshi-%e8%8a%b3%e5%b9%b4-kumawakamaru-and-priest-beg-for-the-return-of-the-ship-that-would-strand-them-in-exile","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}