£30
Ginko Adachi, Bijin-ga, Kendo, Revenge Tale, Meiji Period Woodblock PrintAmagasaki Riya. Original Japanese Woodblock Print.
Series: Famous Ladies in Japan
Date: 1887
Dimensions: 24.1 x 35.2 cm
Lady Amagasaki Riya holding a bamboo sword in a kendo hall. Riya was a daughter of a samurai from Marugame feudal clan. Her father was murdered by his colleague when she was three. She learned of the story from her aunt and, after more than twenty years of her father's murder, she succeeded in avenging him.
Trimmed. Dark yellow pigment bottom right.
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