Condition:

Good condition. Colour is clear, clean with good saturation. Minor stain which does not compromise the design. Any remarkable wrinkle nor crease. Any evident damage nor fixing. It has been backed and slightly trimmed.

Sukenari dancing during the Fuji no makigari hunting event.

This print belongs to a collection ispired by the Tale of the Sōga, an epic war tale (gunki monogatari) which tells the story of the Sōga brothers, Sukenari and Tokimune, and their attempt to killing Kudō Suketsune as an act of revenge for having murdered their biological father years before.
The matter happens during a sumptuos hunting event, the "Fuji no Makigari" organized by the Shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1193.
Suketsune (holding a wide yellow fan in the print) is relaxing with few guests, sitting and enjoying a meal. The older of the Sōga brother Sukenari is performing a dance for them, aiming to pleasure and entertain Suketsune before the attack.
The other guests are (from the right): Tegoshi Shōshō: a courtesan from Tegoshiyado in Suruga, modern Shizuoka. She was Suketsune`s lover. Ōtonai: aka Ōmori Takamori, a Shintoist priest from the Kibitsuiko Shrine Kibitsuiko jinja. Kisegawa no Kamegiku: a famous shirabyōshi dancer of the time.

Condition:

Good condition. Colour is clear, clean with good saturation. Minor stain which does not compromise the design. Any remarkable wrinkle nor crease. Any evident damage nor fixing. It has been backed and slightly trimmed.

Price USD$ 194.00
Series The tale of the Sōga
(Sōga monogatari zue, 曽我物語図会).
Author Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重), aka Andō Hiroshige (広重安藤).
Size Large (ōban, 大判) 36cm x 24cm ( 14,17 x 9,44 inches).
Publisher Ibaya Senzaburō (伊場屋仙三郎).
Number 21/31
Genre Musha-e (武者絵), monogatari-e (物語絵).
Period 1843 ~ 1847.
Trimmed Yes
Backed Yes
Code HSA01002