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Utagawa Kuniyoshi / 歌川国芳 (1797–1861) Ōboshi Rikiya Yoshikane ja Takano Uhyōesuke
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Utagawa Yoshitora (歌川芳虎, aktiivinen noin 1836–1887) Miyajiman Benzaitenin
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Description
A large-format ōban triptych depicting the legendary apparition of Benzaiten at Itsukushima Shrine in Aki Province (安芸宮島) and the humbling of Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛), the all-powerful Heike chancellor whose clan transformed the Miyajima shrine complex into a symbol of its authority. The composition divides across three sheets into supernatural and earthly registers with striking compositional economy. The left panel is given over entirely to the goddess’s theophany: Benzaiten rises from churning seas in heavy brocade court robes, her golden crown entwined with her serpent attribute, divine radiance bursting outward in silver-grey rays against a storm-dark sky — an apparition of commanding scale and presence. The centre panel sustains the drama through open ocean alone, the vast rolling waves of deep Prussian blue separating the divine from the mortal world and concentrating the viewer’s attention on the moment before impact. The right panel shifts to the architectural setting of the shrine: a multi-tiered pavilion with the characteristic red lacquer railings of Itsukushima rises above the water, its upper galleries crowded with courtiers and Heike retainers identified by yellow-on-red placard labels, among them Seo Tarō Kanefusa (瀬尾太郎兼房). Below, the confrontation reaches its dramatic peak — a white-robed figure representing Kiyomori (平相国清盛) recoils before the supernatural visitation, his composure shattered. The upper right carries a vertical text cartouche with teal ground setting out the narrative context.
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora (歌川芳虎, active c. 1836–1887) was one of the most prolific printmakers of the Utagawa school and a direct pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Active across more than five decades, he produced work in virtually every major ukiyo-e genre — musha-e (warrior prints), bijin-ga, theatrical subjects, meisho-e, and, from the Meiji period onward, yokohama-e depicting the Western foreigners and new technologies arriving in the treaty ports. His warrior compositions inherit Kuniyoshi’s dynamism and spatial boldness, deploying turbulent natural forces — waves, storm clouds, supernatural light — as active elements of dramatic structure. Where his master concentrated his later energies on psychological intensity, Yoshitora’s output remained consistently accessible and broadly circulated, making him one of the most widely read visual storytellers of the transitional decades between Edo and Meiji. His career bridges the classic period of ukiyo-e printmaking and the modernising pressures of early Meiji, adapting fluidly to changing subject matter while maintaining a command of the traditional compositional vocabulary.
Condition
Margins are trimmed. Creasing, foxing, and soiling are noted. Edge folds are present. Repaired areas are noted. The print is backed. Condition as shown in the photographs. Professional conservation assessment is recommended prior to framing.
Shipping
The artwork will be carefully packed and shipped via EMS (International Express Mail Service). Shipping cost will be provided after the auction closes. International shipping is available.
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