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Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839 - 1892)		Mirror of Famous Commanders of Great Japan Michinoomi no Mikoto
		Signed:                         ôju Yoshitoshi Seal:                             Taiso Date:                            20th FEB 1880 Publisher:                    Funazu Chûjirô Size:                              ôban tate-e (c. 36 x 24 cms / c. 14" x 9 3/4") Condition: Fine impression and color, very few minute specks, else in fine condition. - Impression from an early edition. - ref. no.:  # 743068 Price:     € 650.00

The series, "Dai Nippon meishô kagami" depicts portraits of famous warriors of Japan. - Here, Michinoomi no Mikoto, a companion in the army of Emperor Jimmu, following a crow to the enemy's lair. Reference:   Schaap, "Beauty and Violence ...", series 27, no. 38.

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