1897 Wood Engraving Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hiyoshi Maru Sandal Bearer Kanpaku - Original Wood Engraving

1897 Wood Engraving Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hiyoshi Maru Sandal Bearer Kanpaku - Original Wood Engraving Review

1897 Wood Engraving Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hiyoshi Maru Sandal Bearer Kanpaku - Original Wood Engraving Feature

• Product Type: Original Wood Engraving; Black / White
• Grade: Near Mint / Very Fine
• Dimensions: Approximately 4.5 x 6 inches; 11 x 15 cm
• Authentication: Dual Serial-Numbered Certificates of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Packaged in custom sleeve w/ archival black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This is an original 1897 black and white wood engraving of Hideyoshi Toyotomi as a young man sitting in the stables in which he worked.

Hideyoshi was quite possibly one of the most important rulers of Japan and he came from extremely humble beginnings. As the Taiko ruler It was unheard of that the "little monkey" or Kozaru (as he was called by his superior Oda Nobunaga), who came from such a low family that he didn't even have a proper family name and could only get work as a sandal bearer, would rise to the role of daimyo and eventually rule Japan with the Emperor's authority behind him. Although never officially shogun, he was granted the powers of one and his lands were far reaching and many of his decrees changed the face of Japan well into modernity.