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Lot Essay
For another impression see Robert Schaap, Heroes and Ghosts (Amsterdam, 1998), no.88
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Daimotsu no ura kaitei no zu [The Scene on the Ocean Bed of Daimotsu Bay]
The ghost of Taira no Tomomori (portrayed here as the kabuki actor Nakamura Utaemon IV) beside the great anchor which he used to commit suicide after his defeat at the battle of Dannoura receives news that the ship of his enemy Yoshitsune is approaching and sends his troops off in the form of crabs to confront him, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, kiri seal, published by Fujiokaya Keijiro, very good impression, colours and condition
Oban tate-e triptych
Daimotsu no ura kaitei no zu [The Scene on the Ocean Bed of Daimotsu Bay]
The ghost of Taira no Tomomori (portrayed here as the kabuki actor Nakamura Utaemon IV) beside the great anchor which he used to commit suicide after his defeat at the battle of Dannoura receives news that the ship of his enemy Yoshitsune is approaching and sends his troops off in the form of crabs to confront him, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, kiri seal, published by Fujiokaya Keijiro, very good impression, colours and condition
Oban tate-e triptych
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