{"product_id":"mg1469-yoshiiku-28-famous-murders-with-verse-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Yoshiiku - Geisha Miyokichi Receives a Well Deserved Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1867\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sano-ya Tomigorō (Kinseidō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e, Muzan-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \/ Oban (10\" x 14\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#7 The Geisha Miyokichi Receives a Well Deserved Punishment. From the series: 'Eimei nijūhasshūku (英名 二十八 衆句 - 28 Famous Murders with Verse)', of which Yoshitoshi produced half, with Yoshiiku being responsible for the others. The series contains illustrations of events which often have a historical background, and were usually well-known from kabuki and noh plays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe play \"Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai\", is the story of the geisha Miyokichi. She is loved by the merchant Shinsuke who rescues her from drowning and in gratitude Miyokichi agrees to marry him. Later when Shinsuke sells his business and returns to buy her contract, she tells him that she no longer wishes to see him. Shinsuke uses the money to buy a sword which he then uses to kill Miyokichi. Shinsuke then discovers that Miyokichi is in fact his long lost sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the series that started the genre of Muzan-e (bloody prints). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome of the blood was depicted using thick red glue, which at the time sparked rumors that real blood was used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/pages\/28-murders-with-verse-yoshitoshi\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/pages\/yoshitoshi-yoshiiku-28-famous-murders-with-verse\"\u003eCLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SPECIAL COLLECTION PAGE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good color and impression. Not backed but some backing residue as shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43333238849614,"sku":"MG1469","price":678.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/MG1469-yoshiiku-28-famous-murders-with-verse-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1768605141","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/mg1469-yoshiiku-28-famous-murders-with-verse-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}