Asano Takumi no kami kerai Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio 浅野内匠頭家来大石内蔵助良雄 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図
by Ogata Gekko
by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
The Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio print—the loyal retainer of Asano Takumi no kami whose leadership of the forty-seven ronin revenge attack became the most celebrated vendetta in Japanese history—depicts the chief among the loyal warriors who avenged their master's forced suicide in 1703. Gekko's rendering would present Oishi in commanding warrior pose, the figure's bearing conveying the combination of devoted loyalty and strategic patience that made him the defining samurai hero of popular imagination.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Asano Takumi no kami kerai Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio 浅野内匠頭家来大石内蔵助良雄 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図 was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Asano Takumi no kami kerai Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio 浅野内匠頭家来大石内蔵助良雄 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図 depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
