Catalog record · 目録番号 79109
Sumida River and Suijin Forest under heavy rain, a moon-lute in the foreground, from the set Musa...
Print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 小林清親 (Kobayashi KIYOCHIKA) (ca. 1862-1915)
Catalog note / 解説
An original painting showing Minamoto Yoshiie, a renowned archer, at the Nakoso checking station ( Kikuta noseki ) on the boundary of the Hitachi and Iwaki Provinces in 1087. He is said to have halted his horse here and composed a waka poem on the cherry blossom covering the path. This well known painting was exhibited at a special exhibition at the Ota Memorial Art Museum in 1989 of Kiyochika’s work and illustrated in the catalogue, no. 193, p.11. Full colour on silk. Image size 50 x 19.5 in, 127 x 49.5 cms. Painting in good condition. Old mount slightly worn top and bottom, but generally good condition. Wooden rollers and box. Signed and sealed Kiyochika. Status: Sold
Image record / 画像情報
KRUML · ca. 1862-1915 · kruml
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