Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed (signed by Katsu Kaishu)
Size : W 33.5 × H 60 cm (Each image) ・ W 45.5 × H 160.5 cm (Each mount)
Condition: slightly creased on the image
old collection of Tokugawa shogunate family
finest quality mount marked with the triple hollyhock (The Tokugawa's clan crest)
Artist History
Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751) was the eighth Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was the third son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the lord of the Kishu domain. In 1705, he became the fifth lord of the Kishu domain, and worked to restore the domain's finances. In 1716, he became Shogun and carried out the Kyoho Reforms, and is known as the wise ruler who restored the Shogunate. He encouraged martial arts and scholarship, especially practical studies.