Samurai Paintings

[Peter Bleed]

Dear Friends,

I write to beg the help of the Board with a couple of "vintage" Japanese paintings. They came together and I believe them to be by the same -artist.They are well-rendered and both show Samurai related scenes. One presents a rather famous story about Murakami Yoshimitsu protecting the family colors. This was a rather popular Meiji/Pre-War patriotic story. Stylistically the images look much like the images we often see as cover art on Token Bijutsu. Both are signed, but I can't make the signatures at all. Can anyone read the signatures or tell me when these pictures were painted.

Peter

P.S. For the record I plan to bring these items with me to Chicago, should anyone be interested

[Ken-Hawaii]

Peter, I'm no help on the signatures, but doesn't it seem strange that, in the second painting, the saya is on the wrong side?  How could he draw the tachi??  (Yeah, I know: artistic license!)

 

Ken

[uwe]

Peter, I'm no help on the signatures, but doesn't it seem strange that, in the second painting, the saya is on the wrong side?  How could he draw the tachi??  (Yeah, I know: artistic license!)

 

Ken

Ken, not the wrong side. The Jinbaori is hiding the other part of the saya