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| Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, “Tokiwa Gozen from The Kokoku 24 Ko” |
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| Item No | #108506300 |
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| Item | Ukiyo-e(Story) |
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| Artist | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi |
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| Price | $120.00 |
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| Weight | 0.01kg |
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| | 23.5cm 9 1/4" | | | 35cm 13 3/4" |
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“Kokoku 24 Ko” is a serial ukiyoe by ukiyoe painter, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, in Meiji period. Here depicted is Tokiwa Gozen, a woman in the late Heian period. She was a mistress of Minamoto No Yoshitomo, but since he was defeated by Taira No Kiyomori, Gozen and her children were also about to be killed. But, Gozen begged Kimori to save her children’s life in exchange of her being his mistress, and her entreaty was accepted. It is not clear whether this episode was based on the real story, but she became a symbol of “strong mother” who sacrificed herself to save her children, and her episode has been told from generation to generation.
Toned.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi(1839-1892) was an artist of Japanese paintings, taught by Ichiyusai or Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
He created modern ukiyo-e depicting warriors, actors and beauties and many sensational pieces. Since circa 1873, he created art pieces with unique drawing techniques based on timely topics.
His drawing technique depicting a moving motion as a stop motion can also be found in modern Manga cartoons, thus some people call him as a pioneering cartoonist. |
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