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Description UTAGAWA, KUNIYOSHI
1798 - 1861
Japan. Edo period. Watari, 1845/46. Nishiki-e. ?ban-Triptych, each ca. 36.5 x 24.7 cm. Sheet: Soma no furudairi ai Masakado himegimi Takiyasha yojutsu o motte mikata o atsumuru (In the Ruined Palace at Soma Masakado's Daughter Takiyasha Uses Sorcery to Gain Allies). Scene from the book \"Uto Yasukata chugi-den\" (Story about the loyalty of Uto Yasukata) by
Sant? Ky?den (1761-1816). Princess Takayashi, the daughter of the rebel Taira no Masakado,
conjures the spirit Nikushisen in the old palace of the Soma in the shape of a huge
skeleton. This should help her and her stepbrother in the rebellion. A henchman of
Minamoto Yorinobu, Oya Taro Mitsukuni, discovered the plan and finally defeated the
princess and her stepbrother in the palace. Sign.: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi. Framed.
Provenance:
-Christie's London, sale 7432, lot 586, Nov. 7, 2007. Ex. B.W. Robinson Collection.
-Collection Prof. Thomas Olbricht.
Literature:
B.W.Robinson: \"Kuniyoshi, The Warrior Prints\", Oxford, 1982, ill. 52.
Explanations to the Catalogue
Kuniyoshi Utagawa Japan 19th C. Asian Art - Japan / Korean Paintings, Woodblock Prints Edo-Period (1603-1868) Ukiyo-e Print Japan
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