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Hokucho - Samurai, Pheasant, and Supernatural Flames

Hokucho - Samurai, Pheasant, and Supernatural Flames

Hokucho Inoue

An actor playing a samurai, looking at a pheasant with supernatural flames above it. The pheasant is writing a message with it's claws. In Japanese folklore, pheasants were considered messengers from heaven. An expressive kabuki portrait by the rarely seen Osaka artist Hokucho. Most kamigata-e or prints from the Osaka region are in the smaller chuban size, so this is a rare full oban format design.

Size: Oban, 35.5cm x 24cm

Date : 1822 - 1830

Condition: Good color. Backed, a couple of insect holes as shown.

Genre: Ukiyo-e

Medium: Woodblock Print

$295.00 USD
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