{"product_id":"the-demon-omatsu-killing-shirosaburo","title":"The Demon Omatsu Killing Shirosaburo","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsukioka Yoshitoshi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures: Picture of the Demon Omatsu Killing Shirosaburo (Shinsen axuma nishiki-e: Kishin Omatsu Shirosaburo o korosu zu)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginating from a 14th-century legend, the samurai Shirosaburo suffers treachery at the hands of the beauty Kishin (lit. devil') Omatsu who he carries on his back across a swiftly flowing river. Shirosaburo is based on the historical warrior Omori Hikoshichi, an officer in the service of Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358) who following their victory in the 1336 Battle of Minatogawa is said to have nearly been assassinated while carrying the daughter of the defeated warrior Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) across a river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing adaptions in Noh theater, Omori Hikoshichi's tale found its way to kabuki through the character Shirosaburo. Though the adaptations are many and varied, the image of a woman attacking the samurai who carries her across the water is a consistent one. In some plays she is the daughter of Masashige, in others she is Shirosaburo's deceased wife who he had murdered while she was disguised as a highwayman, while in yet another version she is a demon looking for a lost sword. Though we cannot say with certainty which adaptation Yoshitoshi chose to depict here, her identification as kishin in the title suggests she is a demon or a spirit, perhaps from a version featuring the vengeful ghost of Shirosaburo's late wife\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Print color saturation and overall condition is very good. Margins as shown. Print is not backed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oban tate-e diptych 14 5\/8 by 20 1\/8 in., 37.3 by 51.2 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarver:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enkatsu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's\u003c\/strong\u003e date and address seal Meiji jukyunen, sangatsu, nijunika; [Tokyo Nihonbashi] Bakurocho Nichome 14-banchi, shuppanjin Tsunashima Kamekichi (Meiji 19 [1886], March 22) of Tsujiokaya Kamekichi of Kinkido and Tosendo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scholten-japanese-art.com\/yoshitoshi_89.php\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.scholten-japanese-art.com\/yoshitoshi_89.php\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/collections\/yoshitoshi\/products\/yot617?variant=29586757746770\"\u003ehttps:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/collections\/yoshitoshi\/products\/yot617?variant=29586757746770\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32354800631886,"sku":"","price":1040.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/products\/IMG_2862.jpg?v=1593823679","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/the-demon-omatsu-killing-shirosaburo","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}