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1827<br />
Image 300 x 500 mm, Sheet 450 x 653 mm<br />
mounted<br />
William Daniell’s depiction <strong>of</strong> Eton college shows the<br />
chapel and the façade as they overlook the river. The water<br />
is dotted with activity. Several figures line boats and<br />
punts. One man fishes from an island, where figures also<br />
arrange a picnic. Swans float in the foreground.<br />
17. Warriors Exchange Verses at Koromo River<br />
Woodblock<br />
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)<br />
1892<br />
Ôban tate-e triptych [Each sheet 9.5 x 14 inches]<br />
mounted<br />
Signature: Yoshu Chikanobu<br />
Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburo<br />
Seal: Toshidama<br />
For the samurai, combat was not solely a matter <strong>of</strong> brute<br />
force, but <strong>of</strong> intellectual engagement. This is conveyed<br />
in Chikanobu’s triptych. The central panel <strong>of</strong> the work<br />
depicts Hachimantaro Yoshiie, a famed Minamoto clan<br />
samurai and Chinjufu shogun <strong>of</strong> the late Heian period..<br />
He is shown in the act <strong>of</strong> pursuing Abe no Sadato, who<br />
appears on the left hand side <strong>of</strong> the triptych. The story<br />
tells that upon tailing Abe no Sadato to the Koromo River,<br />
Hachimantaro Yoshiie shouted out ‘Torn into shreds is<br />
the wrap <strong>of</strong> the cloth.’ Abe no Sadato completed the verse<br />
by stating ‘Since age has worn its thread by use.’ Yoshiie,<br />
said to have been impressed by the answer, let Sadato go.<br />
When he was asked the reason for this, he answered that<br />
he could not kill an enemy who had kept his wits whilst<br />
hotly pursued.<br />
[30190]<br />
£600<br />
Condition: Trimmed to image, and laid on India paper in<br />
order to give the appearance <strong>of</strong> a watercolour.<br />
[29971]<br />
£400<br />
19. [Royal Lodge, Windsor]<br />
Aquatint with hand colouring<br />
William Daniell<br />
1827<br />
Image 298 x 503 mm, Sheet 396 x 596 mm<br />
mounted<br />
Condition: Trimmed to image, and laid on India paper in<br />
order to give the appearance <strong>of</strong> a watercolour.<br />
[29973]<br />
£300<br />
British Topography<br />
18. [Eton College from the River]<br />
Aquatint with hand colouring<br />
William Daniell<br />
20. [Windsor Castle, from near Brocas Meadow]<br />
Aquatint with hand colouring<br />
William Daniell<br />
1827<br />
Image 300 x 496 mm, Sheet 421 x 638 mm<br />
mounted<br />
Condition: Trimmed to image, and laid on India paper in
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