Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu
Title: Sarujima
Date: 1884
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Title The Force is with Him Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912 Signature yoshu Chikanobu hitsu Dated 1884 Period Meiji Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujiro Impression excellent ... crisp embossing and clear thin lines Colors very good ... lacquer Condition very good ... panels pasted together, original period album backing, light ink specks and soiling on the light colored area of ladies' robes otherwise in excellent condition Rating 2 = very good Description "Sarujima" Taira no Masakado and Fujiwara no Hidekuni at a geese watching party on Sarujima Island. The legend said that at the height of his political power and wealth, Masakado's force was so great that he could shoot down wild geese merely by his glance! Format 3 Oban tate-e Width 28.5 inches = 72.5 cm Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm
