Comment - Picture of two heavily bearded Warriors (warrior picture, Musha-e, 武者絵) with wide, powerful brush strokes in equally strong colors such as red, black, blue, and green within splashing waves. A typical design of a characteristic Tsugaru kite. Tsugaru kites follow the building tradition of Edo kites, with local characteristics of Tsugaru city and region, in Aomori Prefecture of Northern Honshu. Compare with similar  and other designs on the main page.

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Artist - so far no reliable biographical data


Signature - "ŌSE Tokuichi" ("大瀬徳一")  (with red artists seal lower left )


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Image Size - 33.2 x 48.2 cm   (13 1/3" x 19")    


Condition - single sheet; multi coloured painting; ink and color on paper; tate-e