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Yoshiiku - Tenjitsubo Hosaku

Yoshiiku - Tenjitsubo Hosaku

$525.00 USD
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Yoshiiku Ochiai

Print 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.

Scene of Hosaku, later the priest Tenjitsubo, calmly putting his sword back into a cloth cover after he has choked an elderly woman to death to steal a document he can use to falsely claim to be the son of the shogun.

The series contains illustrations of events which often have a historical background, and were usually well-known from kabuki and noh plays and are considered the pinnacle of Muzan-e, Ukiyo-e with cruel motifs.

Date: 1866

Publisher: Tomigoro Sanoya

Condition: Good color, dirt and pinholes as shown, backed. 

Genre: Ukiyo-e

Medium: Woodblock Print

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All our original woodblock prints are guaranteed authentic as described and shown. We don't make any Photoshop enhancements or add filters to our print images. Please check the print images front and back carefully before purchase, if you'd like additional pictures feel free to contact us. If, after purchase, you're not satisfied for any reason, return your print for a full refund within 15 days.