Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada

Date:: 1875
Medium:: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Format:: Oban
Dimensions:: 36.8 × 24.6 cm
Source:: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

Scarce or exceptional Yoshitoshi composition in fine condition: $1,500–$8,000
Good condition print: $400–$1,500
Later impression or common subject: $200–$600

Description

"Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada" (1875) is a historical portrait of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shogun (r. 1605–1623), who consolidated the administrative structure his father Ieyasu had established. Hidetada is depicted in formal court attire consistent with the rigid hierarchies of the Tokugawa period, rendered with the factual specificity of historical portrait prints that proliferated during the Meiji era as the abolished shogunate became a subject of nostalgic historical study.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1875.

Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.

Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada measures 36.8 × 24.6 cm (Oban format).