Name: UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)
Brand: Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su)
Price: 4000.00 GBP
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UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)
Yorimitsu Tries to Capture Hakamadare by Destroying His Magic (Kijutsu o yabutte Yorimitsu Hakamadare o karamen to su)
Woodblock print
Each sheet signed Ichieisai Yoshitsuya
Published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 4th month 1858
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 36.1 x 25.4 cm. (14¹⁄₄ x 10 in.)
Centre sheet: 36 x 24.8 cm. (14¹⁄₄ x 9³⁄₄ in.)
Right sheet: 35.8 x 25.4 cm. (14¹⁄₈ x 10 in.)

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Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu (948-1021) (also known as Minamoto no Raiko) with three of his legendary retainers, the Four Guardian Kings (Shintenno), Urabe Suetake, Hirai Yasumasa, and Watanabe no Tsune. The warriors are looking for the notorious thief Hakamadare Yasusuke who uses magic to create a dramatic illusion of a fatal battle between a giant serpent and a bear to distract his pursuers.

The same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.22917-9, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/492197/yorimitsu-tries-to-capture-hakamadare-by-destroying-his-magi

Another impression of the same print was sold, Christie's online, From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints, 4th-11th July 2019, Lot 100, go to:
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/artist-woodblock-japanese-prints/ichieisai-yoshitsuya-1822-1866-100/72293?SortBy=LotNumber&Page=1&PageSize=30&ShowAll=false