{"product_id":"yoshitoshi-yoshitsune-learning-fighting-from-the-tengu-king-diptych","title":"Yoshitoshi: Yoshitsune learning fighting from the Tengu King Diptych","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshitsune Studies the Arts of War on Mt. Kurama \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e舎那王於鞍馬山学武術之図 \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshitoshi Manga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)  \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1888\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe see the young Yoshitsune on the left balancing lightly on a cherry branch, his sparring stick raised high.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is being held by the mythical Tengu King, Dai Sôjôbô, as the cherry blossoms fall all around. The full moon rises behind the young warrior against a sky with many areas of bokashi. The cave lair of the Tengu King is appropriately\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emysterious, with a waterfall flowing through it and incense burning, as well as red fungus growing from the wall. Yoshitoshi has used a Chinese-style ink painting for the walls of the cave, which also features an extra green block as well as a beautiful grey-blue block. Both Yoshitoshi and his teacher Kuniyoshi revisited this scene numerous times, which must have been a favorite theme that also highlighted their genius for storytelling. Yoshitsune (childhood name Ushiwaka) was sent to a monastery in the Kurama mountains by Taira no Kiyomori to dampen his martial spirit. The plan backfires, as Ushiwaka escapes to the mountains every night to train with Sôjôbô.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e oban diptych (approx 37.2 x 25 cm each sheet)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kobayashi Tetsujirô\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e See Beauty \u0026amp; Violence number 57.7; page 82. See also “Yoshitoshi: Masterpieces from the Ed Freis collection” (2011), pg. 131, number 97. See British Museum website. \u003cstrong\u003eSeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taiso \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshitoshi ga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsukioka Yoshitoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42388381204562,"sku":"YOT945","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/YOT945.jpg?v=1777876304","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/products\/yoshitoshi-yoshitsune-learning-fighting-from-the-tengu-king-diptych","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}