Original Japanese Woodblock by Eisai Spring Battle of Honnoji Warrior 1868LS#206 Shakuhachi 5" wide by 15

5" wide by 15

Condition: Very good vintage condition with surface wear and oxidation appropriate to age and use

with its fierce black lacquer

its blade catching the pale light

Original Japanese Woodblock by Eisai Spring Battle of Honnoji Warrior 1868LS#206 Shakuhachi 5" wide by 15Eisai (): (Shunei Honnoji Kassen) 1868 A single panel from a warrior triptych in the Osaka series depicting the Spring Battle of Honnoji () the 1582 betrayal and death of Oda Nobunaga at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, one of the most dramatic turning points in Japanese history and a perennial subject in warrior print culture. The composition is rendered from an elevated vantage looking down across a fortified compound at night: a red multi story watchtower