Description

小磯前雪窓 Koisozaki Sessô (1832-1902) Japanese art Paired kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scrolls / 楠正成 遺訓之図 - Sakurai no parting 桜井の別れ, 源義光 授秘曲図 - Ashigara Pass 足柄峠 RC935

Story of Sakurai no parting 桜井の別れ
Sakurai no parting is an anecdote about father and son Masanari and Masayuki Kusunoki parting ways at Sakurai Station on the Saigoku Highway. After parting at Sakurai Station, Masanari went to the Battle of Minatogawa and was killed in battle. This was the parting of a lifetime.

Story of Ashigara Pass 足柄峠
It is said that Shinra Saburo Yoshimitsu (1045-1127) entered Ashigara Pass to support his elder brother Hachimanotaro Yoshiie (1039-1106), who had gone to war in Oshu. But he thought he might die in battle, he sat on this mound to teach Toyohara Tokiaki (1100-?) the secret of the sho flute, and sent Tokiaki back to Kyoto. Tokiaki was a son of Toyohara Tokimoto (1058-1123), whom Yoshimitsu had been taught the secret of the sho flute.

小磯前雪窓 Koisozaki Sessô (1832-1902)
Born in Tempo 3, the son of a certain Okano, a shogunate retainer. His name is Minekichi. He entered the school of Kuniyoshi Utagawa at an early age and took the name Ikkyokusai Yoshihide. From Kaei to around 1877, he excelled at ukiyoe (pictures of warriors and beauties). He studied under Kikuchi Yosai from the Bunkyu era (1868-1912), and painted historical paintings under the names of Sesso, Shigorido, and Sanjyuen. After the Meiji Restoration, he took the family name Koiso-mae and established his own family.

with signature and seal 'Sessô' 雪窓

Whole dimensions: 26.2" W x 80.8" H / 66.6cm x 205.4cm
Inside dimensions: 18.8" W x 47.1" H / 48cm x 119.8cm

Material: Silk
Technique: Handpainted
Roller ends: Plastic

Weight: 960g

Condition

Antique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. Special notes: STAIN, CREASE a little, WARP, STAIN DAMAGE in the back of the mounting.

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