Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正) and the tiger from the series <i>A Brief History of Japan in Pictures</i> (<i>Nihon ryakushi zu</i> - 日本畧史圖)

Yamazaki Toshinobu (山崎年信) (artist 1857 – 1886)

Katō Kiyomasa (加藤主計頭清正) and the tiger from the series A Brief History of Japan in Pictures (Nihon ryakushi zu - 日本畧史圖)

Print


1879
9.375 in x 14.125 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese woodblock print
Signed: ōju Toshinobu (應需年信)
Publisher: Kanai Heisaburō (Marks 205)
Date: Meiji 12 (明治十二年)
Lyon Collection - Kuniyoshi print on this theme
Lyon Collection - Yoshiiku print on this theme From Samurai Commanders (2) by Stephen Turnbull, page 47:

"1593-98 Japan carried out a limited occupation of Korean territory. Kiyomasa's contribution was to provide troops to garrison the fort of Sosaengp'o. Tiger hunting was a popular relief from boredom, and many prints and paintings depict Kato Kiyomasa in this role. On one occasion a live tiger was taken into Hideyoshi's court. It tried to pull away from its keepers and approached Kato Kiyomasa, who fixed it with such a fierce glare that the tiger is said to have stopped dead in its tracks."

There are two other prints on this theme in the Lyon Collection. One is by Kuniyoshi and the other is by Yoshiiku.
warrior prints (musha-e - 武者絵) (genre)
Meiji era (明治時代: 1868-1912) (genre)
Kanai Heisaburō (金井平三郎) (publisher)
Katō Masakiyo (加藤正清) (role)