JAPANESE WOODBLOCK ART PRINT. TAMETOMO RESCUED BY TENGU. KUNIYOSHI 1851

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TAMETOMO RESCUED BY TENGU
CREATED BY:  KUNIYOSHI (1798 – 1861)   DONE ABOUT: 1851
LOCATION OF THIS PRINT:  PRIVATE COLLECTION.
THE LEGENDARY HERO TAMETOMO IS SITTING IN A BOAT, WHICH IS DRIFTING HELPLESSLY IN HEAVY SEAS.  BEHIND HIM CAN BE SEEN A GIANT FISH THAT HAS BEEN ATTACKING THE CRAFT.  FROM THIS PERILOUS SITUATION HE IS BEING SNATCHED BY WINGED TENGA (MISCHIEVOUS IMPS OF JAPANESE FOLK-LORE).
ART PRINT IS REMOVED CAREFULLY FROM JAPANESE PRINTS PUBLISHING: NO COPIES, REPRINTS OR REPRODUCTIONS.
PRINTED: 1978
PRINT MEASURES: 11 x 16 inch (28 x 41 cm)
SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.
KEPT IN SMOKE FREE HOME.
PRINT WILL BE SHIPPED IN ACID FREE CLEAR SLEEVE PROTECTOR, INSIDE STRONG CARDBOARD ENVELOPE.
SHIPPING IS DONE BY USPS (FIRST CLASS).