kakemono-e-woodblock-by-tsukioka-yoshitoshi-1839-1892
Lot 2033
Kakemono-e Woodblock by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Japanese, circa 1887, Taira Koremochi Vanquishes a Female Demon at Togakushi Mountain (Taira Koremochi Togakushiyama kijo taiji no zu), Signed "Yoshitoshi" at bottom right side of lower print, publisher seal of Matsui Eikichi on lower right of lower print, a rare print by Yoshitoshi, the two prints in vertical format telling the ancient 10th century story of Taira no Kuremochi, framed under glass.

DOA: 32.5 x 12.75 in.

Similar print in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Very good condition; repair tape near the edge of the top print; minor fading and creasing; not examined outside of the frame.