「教導立志基」 「三十五」「細川幽斎」

Number thirty-five in the 教導立志基 (Kyōdō Risshi Ki) series, this print portrays Hosokawa Yūsai (細川幽斎, 1534–1610), the Sengoku-era warlord, poet, and scholar who served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi while maintaining a parallel identity as a leading authority on classical Japanese poetry and the sole custodian of secret transmissions of the Kokinshū. Yūsai's combination of military and literary distinction made him an ideal subject for a series celebrating multifaceted achievement. Kiyochika's composition would likely show him in cultured rather than martial mode — reading poetry, engaged in renga composition, or holding a scroll — though his military rank might be indicated by elements of dress or interior setting. The print's placement in the series reflects the Meiji interest in figures who embodied both martial and scholarly virtues.