Yoshitoshi - Abe Hirafu and Bear
Yoshitoshi - Abe Hirafu and Bear
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Abe Hirafu slaying a great bear, from the series "Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan". Hirafu was a general for the Empress Saimei. He presented the Empress with two live bears and seventy bear hides.
Condition: Cropped, color darkened due to light exposure. Some backing residue on back as shown.
Date: 1879
Publisher: Funatsu Chûjirô
Genre: Ukiyo-e
Medium: Woodblock Print
https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/abe-no-hirafu/
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