Kuniyoshi - Assassin - Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido

Utagawa Kuniyoshi A print titled "Assassin" from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido"The samurai Yoshihiro is waiting to assassinate prince Otonomiya Moriyoshi at Kamakura. A scene from the "Taihei-ki". The Prince is shown in his cave prison, reading Buddhist sutras by lamplight. The cartouche at left is in the shape of a chrysanthemum, a symbol of the Imperial family. Date: 1852 Size: 14.25 x 9.75 (inches) Publisher: Sumiyoshiya Masagoro Condition: Good color and impression, backed on thin Edo-era paper, cropped as shown. Genre: Ukiyo-e