Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu
Title: Ookubo Hikozaemon shoots his neighbor
Date: 1886
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Description:
Tsunashima Kamekichi Signature Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu Seal toshidama Date dated 1886 Description "Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe" (Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of the Day and the Night) The secretary of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ookubo Hikozaemon, shot his neighbor because he thought she "dishonored" the big pine tree which his master had given to him. Format Oban tate-e Width 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm
