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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Two preparatory drawings
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1877-78
Ink on paper; each design for an unpublished print in the series
Kagoshima meianroku (Records of Light and Darkness at Kagoshima),
the first of a sword battle between three samurai, with additional
red ink notation Maruta and Hashishita, signed Taiso Yoshitoshi; the
second depicting a samurai warrior placing a torch on the horns of
cattle to cause a smoke-curtain, lacking text, signed Taiso Yoshitoshi
14 1/4 x 9 7/8in (36.2 x 25.1cm); 14 1/2 x 9 7/8in (36.8 x 25cm)

$2,000 - 3,000
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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
A preparatory drawing
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1866
Ink on paper in oban tate-e format; for an unpublished series,
depicting Kobayashi Heihachiro (1660-1702) with an upraised sword,
signed shimoto oju Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga
14 1/2 x 10 1/8in (36.8 x 25.6cm)

$1,500 - 2,000
Exhibited:
Beauty & Violence: Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi 1839-1892 (Society
for Japanese Arts, 1992), cat. no. D.2

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