A Fuji Arts Special Offer Auction
Prints from the Age of the Samurai - With this group of Edo era prints opening at incentivized low bids, take a moment to be transported back to the age when samurai ruled Japan. During the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan enjoyed a period of relative peace and prosperity for more than 250 years. Woodblock prints captured scenes from daily life, warriors and battles, the beauties of the Yoshiwara pleasure district, kabuki, and travelers along the Tokaido and Kisokaido roads. Watch for Age of the Samurai prints each week at Fuji Arts.
Scene from Kanadehon Chushingura, 1835 - Great scene from the kabuki play "Kanadehon Chushingura" at the Morita Theater in Edo, the story of the famous 47 ronin. Here, Lord Hangan sits beside a screen decorated with a setting sun above crashing waves, holding a black lacquer box in his hand and grimacing angrily. At left, Kakogawa Honzo, a retainer of Hangan's friend Lord Wakasanosuke, eavesdrops from behind the screen, a scowl on his face. From left, the actors are Ichikawa Danzo V and Sawamura Tossho I. Wonderful detail in the elegant setting.
Artist - Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Image Size - 15" x 20 1/8"
Condition - Good detail. Backed with paper. Losses at edge, a few wormholes, repaired. Vertical fold between panels, a couple creases at edges.
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