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Tôshû, .. (dates unknown)
Nihonga
Farewell at Sakurai, Kusunoki Masashige departing from his son Masatsura
Signed: Tôshû
Seals: unread
Technique: sum and pink on silk 40.3 x 47.2
Mounting: azure brocade 117,5 x 51.7
Condition: good

Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) and his son Masatsura (1326-1348) were fighting the Ashikaga clan on the side of the emperor Go-Daigo. Masashige advises Go-Daigo to leave the Capital to the Ashikaga and seek shelter on Mount Hiei. The emperor, however, is unwilling to give up the Capital and insists that Masashige confront the Ashikaga’s superior forces. Masashige obediently accepts the emperor’s foolish command, thus becoming a model of samurai loyalty. On his departure he leaves his son his death poem, which implies that Masatsura should remain in the emperor’s service.

It is one of the famous scenes of the classical literature "Taheiki", and it is an anecdote that was always included in the textbooks of Japanese language, morals, and national history in prewar education. "Station" is a post station, and is said to be Ohara station located in Sakurai-mura, Shimakami-gun, Settsu (currently Sakurai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka).

WAS: € 550,- ($ 600)

Price:
SOLD