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YOSHITOSHI, Tsukioka  (1839 - 92)		'Instructive models of lofty ambition' (Kyodo risshiki) 'Fujiwara no Arihira in the rain'
		Signed:                    oju Yoshitoshi ga Sealed:                     Taiso Publisher:               Matsuki Heikichi Date:                        1885 Size:                         oban tate-e (c. 37 x 25 cms / 14 1/2" x 10") Impression: very good Colors: fine, with lacquer overprinting Condition: very good - full paper size. ref. no.:  # 591748 Price:  € 390.00

The print depicts Fujiwara no Arihira (892 - 970), who was a celebrated man of letters. The series includes fifty-two prints, designed by seven different artists, and was published between 1885 and 1890. Subject matter are famous individuals throughout Japanese history. The 'lofty ambition' (risshiki) of the series title is a Confucian concept, originally from Mencius, meaning 'righteous determination that would inspire others'.

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