Murase Taiitsu (1803-1881) bunjin Tokiwa Gozen and her childerenSigned: Taiitsu Rôjin heidai Seals: Taiitsu Rôjin sanzetsu & Hakusetsu Technique: sumi on paper 139,2 x 39,5 Mounting: azure silk 208,5 x 54 Box: Inscribed Condition: Slight foxing, otherwise good 常盤 神庇両兒懐一児 路逢風雪奈何時 運窮豈料児如虎 齒盡仇家赫白旗 Tokiwa The gods protect the two children and shield the baby too On their way, they are overtaken by an endless blizzard Their fate seems sealed; how could they know the infant would become a tiger, that his teeth would tear enemies apart and turn their white banners red?< (HK) Tokiwa Gozen (1138–c. 1180) was the wife to Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and mother of three sons, the youngest of whom became the great general Minamoto no Yoshitsune. She is primarily associated with an incident during the 1160 Heiji Rebellion, in which she fled through the snow with her three young sons. Price: SOLD | |