Original Japanese Woodblock by Eisai Spring Battle of Honnoji Warrior 1868LS#206 Shakuhachi the wasp embodied swift and

the wasp embodied swift and fearless retaliation—an apt emblem of the warrior’s readiness and spirit

This is a small bronze Koro Incense Burner with long legs

with its fierce black lacquer

Image size: 6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in (plus margins)

its blade catching the pale light

Original Japanese Woodblock by Eisai Spring Battle of Honnoji Warrior 1868LS#206 Shakuhachi the wasp embodied swift andEisai (): (Shunei Honnoji Kassen) 1868 A single panel from a warrior triptych in the Osaka series depicting the Spring Battle of Honnoji () the 1582 betrayal and death of Oda Nobunaga at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, one of the most dramatic turning points in Japanese history and a perennial subject in warrior print culture. The composition is rendered from an elevated vantage looking down across a fortified compound at night: a red multi story watchtower