{"product_id":"mg1371-adachi-ginko-lady-kasuga-fighting-the-robbers-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Adachi Ginko - Lady Kasuga Fighting The Robbers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdachi Ginko\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLady Kasuga \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e春日局, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKasuga no Tsubone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, a noblewoman from a prominent samurai family, was the wet nurse of the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光) and one of the most important political figures of the Edo period. She was also famous for her resolute temperament and, in fact, here the artist depicts her during a legendary episode in her life, in which she cut with her sword two robbers who had broken into the residence of her then husband Inaba Masanari (稲葉正成).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe large vertical format woodblock print, produced in August 1886 by the publisher Sasaki Toyokichi (佐々木豊吉), is entitled “Kasuga no Tsubone” (春日局) and is taken from the series “Mirror of Renowned Women from Ancient and Modern Times” (古今名婦鏡), made by the artist Adachi Ginko (安達吟光).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good color, borders as shown, backed with Edo era paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sasaki Toyokichi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1886\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lady_Kasuga\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201459224654,"sku":"MG1371","price":126.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1371-adachi-ginko-lady-kasuga-fighting-the-robbers-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1764713740","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/mg1371-adachi-ginko-lady-kasuga-fighting-the-robbers-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}