Posted by miguel on March 16, 1998 at 14:45:32:
In Reply to: Re: Samuri Fighting Birdman posted by Richard ILLING on November 16, 1997 at 11:57:19:
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: : We have in our collection several prints of a Samuri warrior fighting birdmen. I have been unable to determine the artist and would apperciate any assistance in this effort.
: : Thank You
: It is difficult to be sure from the infromation given but it would seem most likely that your 'birdmen' are a form of goblin known as tengu, in which case your samurai would probably represent the young noble warrior Yoshitsune, who was supposed to have been trained in combat skills by the King of the Tengus. The latter sometimes is shown with a large nose! The most likely artist to show this would be Kuniyoshi.