国芳 Kuniyoshi

一勇斎国芳画
『木曽街道 六十九次之内 
醒ヶ井 金井谷五郎』
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Artist : Kuniyoshi
Published : Meiji 1852
Size : 35.7×24.5cm
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Series:
The sixty-nine Post
Stations of the Kisokaido Road
The sheet signed:
𝑰𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒚𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒊 𝑲𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒚𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒊-𝒈𝒂
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Kanai Tanigoro thrusts a monstrous crocodile over a precipice with a bamboo spear saving a damsel in distress who cowers behind him. 
A dramatic scene with a handsome composition.