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1850 Iwami Hero Samurai Revenge Hideyoshi Japanese Katsushika Isai BuddhistAn interesting Meiji woodblock-print of 'Ehon Katakiuchi Iwami Eiyuroku,' called 'Tale of the Hero Iwami's Revenge' by artist Katsushika Isai. Isai was a painter and print artist, pupil of Katsushika Hokusai who produced woodblock prints, illustrated books and paintings. This tale is about Iwami Jutaro, a legendary hero of the 16th century, serving under the daimyo General Toyotomi Hideyoshi, taking revenge on his enemies, and eventually becoming a Buddhist monk to pay penance for his killings.
These undated 3 volumes are handwritten in column format made in the traditional way, using folded rice-paper and in a fukuro-touji (string) binding. containing excellent illustrations throughout of scenes from the tale of Iwami including different landscapes, samurai conflicts, courtesans, villages, and more!
Item number: #12838
Price: $550
Katsushika Isai / Utagawa Yoshiume
Tale of the Hero Iwami's Revenge (Ehon Katakiuchi Iwami… Read More