Samurai: Saito Dosan - Kuniyoshi Woodblock Print 1848 - 50 RARE
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:10930 | Age: 1850-1899 |
| Maker: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI | Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
Original Kuniyoshi woodblock of Samurai Saito DosanSaito Yamashiro-no-kami Hidetatsu Nyudo Josan 菜籐山城守秀龍入道乗三 / Taiheiki eiyuden 太平記英勇傳 (Heroesof the Great Peace)· Identical print is in the collection of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3277197&partId=1 · Object typeo print�...� o no. 4Saito Yamashiro-no-kami Hidetatsu Nyudo Josan 菜籐山城守秀龍入道乗三Title (series)o Taiheikieiyuden 太平記英勇傳(Heroes of the Great Peace)· DescriptionWoodblockprint, oban tate-e. Saito Yamashiro-no-kami Hidetatsu Nyudo Josan (thehistorical Saito Dosan) with a wide-brimmed hat and a tiger-skin scabbard, indicating high rank.· Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)
o Published by: Yamamotoya Heikichi (山本屋平吉) · Culture/periodo Edo Period· Dateo 1848-1850· Production placeo Published in: Edo o (Asia, Japan, Tokyo-to, Edo)· Materialso paper· Techniqueo woodblock · Dimensionso Height:36.8 centimetreso Width:25.3 centimetres· Inscriptionso § InscriptionTypesignature§ InscriptionTransliterationIchiyusaiKuniyoshi ga§ InscriptionTranslationDrawnby Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi§ InscriptionCommentartist'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationYamamotoHeikichi§ InscriptionCommentpublisher'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationMera§ InscriptionCommentcensor'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationMurata§ Dosan was a former priest and oil merchant, at the time Toshimasa. He then took the name of Hidemoto Nishimura and murdered Nagahiro Nagai who had protected him. He frequently made war with Nobuhide Oda but arranged the marriage of his daughter to his son Nobunaga Oda.When his son-in law Nobunaga Oda embraced a new military technology he famously displayed on the occasion of a visit to his future father in-law in 1553. This technology involved of 800 ashigaru which came armed with long spears and 500 carried arquebuses. With this Dosan was much impressed.When his adopted son challanged him, Dosan went to war and was killed.
o Published by: Yamamotoya Heikichi (山本屋平吉) · Culture/periodo Edo Period· Dateo 1848-1850· Production placeo Published in: Edo o (Asia, Japan, Tokyo-to, Edo)· Materialso paper· Techniqueo woodblock · Dimensionso Height:36.8 centimetreso Width:25.3 centimetres· Inscriptionso § InscriptionTypesignature§ InscriptionTransliterationIchiyusaiKuniyoshi ga§ InscriptionTranslationDrawnby Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi§ InscriptionCommentartist'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationYamamotoHeikichi§ InscriptionCommentpublisher'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationMera§ InscriptionCommentcensor'so § InscriptionTypeseal§ InscriptionTransliterationMurata§ Dosan was a former priest and oil merchant, at the time Toshimasa. He then took the name of Hidemoto Nishimura and murdered Nagahiro Nagai who had protected him. He frequently made war with Nobuhide Oda but arranged the marriage of his daughter to his son Nobunaga Oda.When his son-in law Nobunaga Oda embraced a new military technology he famously displayed on the occasion of a visit to his future father in-law in 1553. This technology involved of 800 ashigaru which came armed with long spears and 500 carried arquebuses. With this Dosan was much impressed.When his adopted son challanged him, Dosan went to war and was killed.
