Warrior Sasaki Takatsuna

by Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963)

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Warrior Sasaki Takatsuna by Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963)

Original Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963) Japanese Woodblock Print
Warrior Sasaki Takatsuna

From the Uchida Publisher Archives - We were fortunate to purchase a wonderful collection of 20th century prints directly from the archives of the Uchida Art Company of Kyoto. The classic 20th century prints offered in our auction from this collection are all first edition prints of various designs released by the Uchida company in the mid-20th century. These first edition prints are unusual to come by in a nice group as they were generally sold off as they were produced. This excellent collection was held back and recently sold from the Uchida archives. These prints are a nice opportunity to collect a lovely 20th century print, or perfect as reasonably priced gifts. Don't miss out on these prints, once they sell out, we won't have them again!

Comments - Terrific portrait of the great warrior Sasaki Takatsuna mounted on a dappled white horse given to him by Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Takastuna earned fame for racing the horse across the Uji River in a contest to be the first to reach the enemy on the opposite shore during the 1184 Battle of Uji. He won the race against his fellow samurai, Kajiwara Kagesue. A great bold design with lovely shading in the background.

Artist - Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963)

Image Size - 15 3/4" x 10 1/2" + margins as shown

Condition - Excellent overall with no issues to report.

Warrior Sasaki Takatsuna by Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963)
Warrior Sasaki Takatsuna by Sadanobu III (1881 - 1963)

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