Japanese Print "Night Attack by Soga Brothers" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Night Attack by Soga Brothers
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Friday, 23 September 2005 Title Night Attack by Soga Brothers first edition printing Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature yoshu Chikanobu Dated 1897 Publisher Sakaguchi Chujiro Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent … woodgrains visible on the background Colors excellent - very good … burnishing, shomen-zuri for the rain effect Condition excellent - very good … light toning, not backed. Left Sheet: dust line along the right edge. Right Sheet: upper right margin corner creased. Description Soga brothers attacked their arch enemy Kudo Sukenari in a rainy night. Soga Juro Sukenari (Left: in blue robe) is fighting against Nitta Shiro Tadatsune. His brother Goro Tokimune is kicking out one enemy while Goromaru wearing woman's kimono is about to jump on him. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width 30.1 inches = 76.5 cm Height 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm
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