| Title | "Evil Omastsu Kills Her Husband Shirosaburo" ("Kishin no Omatsu Shirosabluro o Korosu Zu") |
| Series | "New Selection of Eastern Brocade Prints" ("Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e") |
| Date | 1886 |
| Publisher | Tsunashima Kamekichi |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | Each sheet 8 7/8 x 13 (overall image 17 5/8 x 13). |
| Impression | Very Fine. Extensive "bokashi" shading to sky, horizon, mountains, water areas, and cartouche; light "gauffrage" to kimono; "burnishing" to black sword case; crisp, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Full margins. (Light soiling and wear.) Sheets joined, original Japanese album backing. |
| Reference/Illus | "Beauty and Violence" Pl# 55.17, pg 78; "Splendid Decadent" pl#37, pg 138. |
| Comments | Dramatic scene full of movement and tension--seen is Omatsu, about to kill her blind samurai husband, Shirosaburo. |
| Item # | BG-364 |
| Price | $1150 (Sold--GW) |