Comments - Intriguing image of two beauties relaxing on a verandah, one fanning herself as the leans back against a wooden post, adjusting a hairpin. In the background at lower left, Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori, one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's faithful advisors, fires a matchlock gun at his neighbors, whom he believed had dishonored a pine tree given to him by Ieyasu. He stands below the tree with the gun in one hand and his other resting on his sword, as he aims at the women lounging on a verandah, who seem completely oblivious to his presence. Above, the inset shows the eccentric Okubo being carried to Edo Castle in a wooden tub to protest the order prohibiting those below a certain rank from riding in palanquins. An interesting scene with lovely detail.

Artist - Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)

Image Size - 13" x 9" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Backed with paper. Slight toning and soiling, a few creases, slight rubbing at edges. Please see photos for details.