Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Go-Daigo-tennō was the ninety-sixth Emperor of Japan. This woodblock print shows him escaping a burning castle (perhaps the castle at Kasagiyama).
Series: Dai nihon shiryaku zue (A Short Illustrated History of Great Japan)
Signature: Taiso Yoshitoshi, Seal: Taiso
Publisher's Seal: Kobayashi Tetsujirô
Date: 1880
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban Triptych