UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866)

This print depicts a legendary tale in which the hero Minamoto Yorimitsu, also known as Raiko, accompanied by his four retainers, slays the giant demon Shuten-doji at his mountainous lair on Oeyama.

This famous scene was depicted by numerous artists including Katsukawa Shuntei (see Lot 66) and Utagawa Kuniyoshi (see Lot 74).

For the same triptych in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, object number 2007.214.92.1-3, go to:
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/316921