Japanese Print "Messenger Hawk and Goemon" by Shunkosai Hokushu
Artist:Shunkosai Hokushu
Title:Messenger Hawk and Goemon
Date:Ca. 1830s.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
The famous thief Goemon was enjoying his pipe smoking and the great scenery from the balcony on top of a temple gate. A hawk flies in and drops a cloth on which a message was written in blood.
