Condition:

Colors well-preserved; faint foxing in margins, with no significant tears or repairs.

Sanada Kudokakure no Ie (真田九度隠家).

This print portrays Sanada Yukimura (a legendary samurai general) during his secret exile at Mt. Kudo. He is depicted in a humble mountain hut, living in seclusion after his clan`s defeat at Sekigahara.
The scene exudes quiet resilience: Yukimura sits in hiding, surrounded by rustic interiors, perhaps contemplating his return to battle and the honor of the Sanada clan.
The scene narrates how he entrusted a mirror to his mother (or wife) as a symbolic keepsake, while she urged him to fight with the same resolve as his father and be prepared to die honorably in battle. This passage emphasizes family loyalty, the warrior`s duty to sacrifice, and Yukimura`s ultimate destiny alongside his son at the Siege of Osaka.

Condition:

Colors well-preserved; faint foxing in margins, with no significant tears or repairs.

Price USD$ 178.00
Series Eastern Brocades: Day and Night Compared (Azuma Nishiki Chūya Kurabe, 東錦昼夜競).
Author Yōshū [Toyohara] Chikanobu (楊洲 [豊原] 周延).
Size Ōban (大判) 34,4cm x 22,9cm (13,54 x 9,05 inches).
Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujirō (小林鉄次郎).
Number 42/50.
Genre Bijin-ga (美画), rekishi-e (歴史絵), kaika-e (開花絵), nishiki-e (錦絵).
Period C. 1886.
Trimmed Yes
Backed No
Code YSK01005