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C1884
Setsugekka: Musashi, Takada hana, Ota Dokan, Yamabuki no koji. (Musashi, Flowers of Takada, Ota Dokan and Yamabuki no koji).
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu - hikano)
The warrior Ota Dokan Sukenaga (1432-1486) was caught in a rain storm and sought refuge at a rundown mill. The owner’s daughter, instead of bringing him rain gear, delivered a fan decorated with yamabuki (yellow mountain rose flowers) making reference … Read Full Description
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S/N: 28-JWB-CHIK-CT059–194937
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Full Title:
Setsugekka: Musashi, Takada hana, Ota Dokan, Yamabuki no koji. (Musashi, Flowers of Takada, Ota Dokan and Yamabuki no koji).
Date:
C1884
Artist:
Toyohara (Yoshu - hikano)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1884
Description:
The warrior Ota Dokan Sukenaga (1432-1486) was caught in a rain storm and sought refuge at a rundown mill. The owner’s daughter, instead of bringing him rain gear, delivered a fan decorated with yamabuki (yellow mountain rose flowers) making reference to the stylised five petal mon (family crest), seen on his left sleeve. Inset Before Ota retired and took the Buddhist name ‘Dokan’ he built a castle on the site that would eventually become Edo Castle, seen here with Mount Fuji in the background. From the series Setsugekka. ‘Snow, Moon, Flowers’
