Title : Taira no Tadanori

Artist : Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Source : Japanese Art Open Database
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Description : Tuesday, 27 July 2010 Original Kiyochika (1847 - 1915) Japanese Woodblock Print Inn-Flowers (Taira no Tadanori) Comments - An elegant and triptych by Kiyochika depicting the warrior Taira no Tadanori seated beneath a cherry tree. Brother to the head of the Taira clan, Tadanori was a general in the Genpei War fought against the Minamoto. He was killed in the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani. Upon his death, a poem was discovered in his quiver. It read: Were I, still traveling as night falls, to make a sheltering tree my inn, then would my host tonight be the blossoms themselves? A beautiful work by Kiyochika, imagining Tadanori at the moment of his composing this poem that would be his death poem, the paper and fallen blossoms before him on the ground. Note the incredible wood grain detail clearly visible in this print - an indicator of a sharp, early printing. Artist - Kiyochika (1847 - 1915) Image Size - 27 1/8" x 13 7/8" + margins as shown Condition - With stunning color and exquisite detail. One tiny wormhole in right panel repaired. Light ink drawings on reverse, not visible from the front. Please see photos for details. Excellent overall.

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