• Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
  • Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
Letters
hand scroll
Item Number : 19130
Artist Oishi Kuranosuke
Title Letters
Biography Oishi Kuranosuke(1659-1703) was a samurai born in Harima（south-west part of present Hyogo Prefecture.） Served to a feudal lord, Asano Naganori as the head of chief retainers of Ako Domain in Harima Province. Learned under Yamaga Soko and Ito Jinsai.　For the sake of making up for the disgrace of his lord, organized forty-seven loyalists called Ako Roshi (lordless samurai of Ako domain) and launched a raid at Kira’s residence. Well-known for “Chusingura (the Treasury of Loyal Retainers).” Excelled at Calligraphy.
Description
  • 2 hand scrolls
  • wood block print with hand scroll mounting relating to Ako Roshi
  • dimensions: 21×459cm(overall)
  • ink on paper with hand scroll
  • dimensions: 18×443cm（letter of Kuranosuke) 14×84cm（letter), 14×239cm(overall)　　
  • with wooden storage box singed by Tayama Honan
Price 680,000Yen
Season other
Period Early Edo(1603-1699),Mid Edo(1700-1799)

Order Form

Search by Artist

  • a - d
  • e - h
  • i - l
  • m - p
  • q - t
  • u - x
  • y , z

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

t

u

v

w

x

y

z

Season

Category

Paintings and Calligraphies

Buddhist Sect