DESCRIPTION: A signed Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print with ink and color on paper depicting the "Fight on the Roof of the Horyukaku". By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, depicting a scene from the popular novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden (The Diary of Eight Dogs) by Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848). The tale tells the story of eight heroes who battle to restore the fallen samurai house of Satomi. Each hero represents one of the eight samurai virtues and each has a name that includes the ideograph for ‘dog’. The fight on the roof of the Horyukaku, when Inuzuka Shino Moritaka defends himself against Inukai Kenpachi Nobumichi, the chief of police, was a favourite theme among artists and their public. The print is signed ‘Oju Yoshitoshi sha’ with the artist’s seal ‘Taiso’. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi worked in the genre of ukiyoe - ‘pictures of the floating world’ - which is primarily associated with illustrated books and woodblock prints. Yoshitoshi was interested in historical and heroic themes but he also depicted contemporary events. This piece is signed and framed.

CIRCA: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Japan
DIMENSIONS: H: 10 1/2" W: 9". Frame is H: 16" W: 14 1/4"

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