Paper size
44.8 x 29.0 cm
Original Date
1939
Edition Date
1939
Publisher
Ikeda Tomizo
Description
At Daimotsu Bay (大物浦 Daimotsu no ura), second act of Yoshitsune and the thousand cherry trees 義経千本桜 Yoshitsune senbon zakura. First edition print (see label) published in 1939. The print depicts Taira no Tomomori from the Heike clan, injured after his battle with Yoshitsune from the Genji clan. Tomomori has pledged himself to protect the child emperor Antoku. But the child emperor recognizes that Yoshitsune will also protect him and asks Tomomori to forgive his ennemy. Unable to accept, Tomomori ties himself to an anchor and jumps to his death in the sea.
Condition
Fine impression, colours and condition. Printed on stiff Japanese Paper with embossing in the margins and on the clothes.
