Japanese Print "Ishikawa Goemon - Keisei Chigogafuchi" by Nansui Yoshiyuki

Artist:Nansui Yoshiyuki

Title:Ishikawa Goemon - Keisei Chigogafuchi

Date:Ca. 1850s.

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Description:

Unusual vertical chuban diptych (These panels are complete and meant to be viewed in this way). Robber Ishikawa Goemon is enjoying the scenery on top of a Temple gate. A bird brings him a message. Underneath, his arch-rival, Hisayoshi is at a water fountain in the play, "Keisei Chigogafuchi".

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