Condition:
Good condition. The colors are clear and vivid. There are no noticeable stains nor halos. There are no signs of damage, folds, or repairs. However, it has been backed.
Ishogai Jurozaemon
(磯貝十郎左衛門).
This print depicts the warrior Ishogai Jurozaemon, taken from a version by Ogata Gekkō dedicated to the events of the forty-seven loyal retainers.
It is probably a second edition published in June 1902 by Matsuki Eikichi, released following the first edition produced in 1896 by the publisher Takegawa Risaburō.
According to sources or various accounts, also known by the name Ishikawa Jurozaemon, Ishoga was one of the youngest warriors to take part in the Akō revenge. As understood from the cartouche
in the upper right, he was 27 years old at the time of the event.
Condition:
Good condition. The colors are clear and vivid. There are no noticeable stains nor halos. There are no signs of damage, folds, or repairs. However, it has been backed.
| Price | USD$ 250.00 |
|---|---|
| Series | Forty-seven pictures of loyal retainers (Gishi yonjūnana zu, 義士四十七圖). |
| Author | Ogata Gekkō (尾形月耕). |
| Size | Large (ōban, 大判) 35,4cm x 24cm (13,93 x 9,44 inches). |
| Publisher | Matsuki Eikichi (松木平吉). |
| Number | 8/48 |
| Genre | Musha-e (武者絵), rekishi-ga (歴史画), chūshingura (忠臣蔵). |
| Period | C. 1899 |
| Trimmed | No |
| Backed | Yes |
| Code | OGK01007 |