Lot 50: ISHIKAWA TOYONOBU, (1711-85)

the former as Yoshitsune, walking ahead, holding a flute, whilst the latter in the role of Reizei, Joruri's maid-servant, follows behind with a lamp in the play Genji junidan no soshi which tells of the love story between Joruri-hime (the pure-emerald maid) and Yoshitsune, publisher's mark of Urokogataya Magobei, signed Meijodo Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu zu with seal Toyonobu

Condition Note: Good impression, considerably toned

benizuri-e: 40.7 by 29cm., 16 by 11 3/8 in.

Hayashi Tadamasa (1854-1906)

Original handwritten notes on mount, acheté à Murakami, 24-12-08