Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)

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Shows Kon Sosho (Chin. Gongsun Sheng), a famous character from the Chinese popular novel Tales of the Water Margin (Jap. Suikoden). A Taoist sorcerer known as “Dragon in the Clouds” he was able to conjure up wind and rain, as here, where he is seen standing on a rocky promontory summoning up the Storm Dragon from the sea. From the set Wakan hyaku monogatari, “One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan,” published by Daikin, 1865.

Fine impression and colour. Small backed wormhole in top right corner and has original album backing, otherwise very good condition. Signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga.

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