1883 Wood Engraving Bow Arrow Horse Cavalry Samurai Katana Tosei Gusoku Yosai - Original Engraving Review
1883 Wood Engraving Bow Arrow Horse Cavalry Samurai Katana Tosei Gusoku Yosai - Original Engraving Feature
- Product Type: Original Engraving; Black / White
- Grade: Near Mint / Very Fine
- Dimensions: Approximately 6.25 x 5.75 inches; 16 x 15 cm
- Authentication: Dual Serial-Numbered Certificates of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
- Packaged in custom sleeve w/ archival black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)
"Cavalier en Costume de Guerre du XVI Siécle." This is an original 1883 black and white wood engraving of an ukiyo-e or Japanese woodblock print of horseman from the Oda cavalry in full battle armor by Yosai.
This piece was illustrated by Yosai, Kikuchi. There is no visible artist signature.
Kikuchi Yosai
Kikuchi Yosai was a famous Japanese ukiyo-e, or wood block print, artist as well as calligrapher who lived in the late Edo Period. Born in 1781, he was the adopted son of Kawahara; an Edo (modern Tokyo) samurai whose family served as retainers to the former Tokugawa Shogunate. Yosai did not actually pursue art seriously until his late teens after he had studied with the major schools of the era; Kano, Maruyama and Shijo. Using all of the different disciplines, while keeping a keen eye on the calligraphy as well as the image, he would bring all of those influences to bear when he began working in his own distinct style which made his collection entitled Zenken Kojitsu so powerful. This collection of more than 500 historical figures of Japanese history from antiquity through the Edo Period has been used as exemplary Japanese art as well as important references artists and historians alike. While respected, Yosai would never reach the wealth or stature of one of his earliest inspirations, fellow ukiyo-e artist, Hokusai. Kikuchi Yosai died in 1878 after a relatively distinguished career that earned him the names Kikuchi Yosai, Kikuchi Takeyasu and Kawahara Ryohei.
Please note that there is printing on the reverse.
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