Kasahara Shinzaburo and Miyamoto Musashi - Handsome scene from a famous tale about the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Lost in the mountains, the young Musashi encountered the elderly Kasahara Shinzaburo, who offered to cook him some rice. While waiting, Musashi bragged about his martial arts expertise, whereupon the old man laughed and quoted the saying "Those who know do not speak, those who speak do not know." The angry samurai attacked him, while Kasahara used the wooden lid from the cooking pot of rice to easily deflect Musashi's blows. Discovering that Kasahara was actually the expert fencing master Tsukahara Bokuden, Musashi apologized and stayed to study with the master. A rarely seen Toyokuni III series, nicely detailed, also in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 13 1/2" x 9" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent detail as shown. Slight toning and soiling, a few creases. Please see photos for details. Good overall.