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Details
- Section
- Brands and events
- Date
- August 2017
- Subject
- Kato Kiyomasa, the lord of Kumamoto Castle
- Maker
- Kiyomasa Seika (清正製菓)
- Sold at
- Josaien (城彩苑), Kumamoto, summer 2017
- Products
- Kumamoto Fukko Monogatari manju (熊本復興物語), Kato Kiyomasa no Torataiji printed cookies (加藤清正の虎退治 プリントクッキー)
- Reproduction
- Kumamoto International Manga Festival, 2019
- Hara’s work
- Original illustration
- Media
- Illustration, Goods, Art print
Rights
©原哲夫/NSP 2017 版権許諾証KGD-707
Kato Kiyomasa
加藤清正
After the 2016 earthquakes, Tetsuo Hara drew Kato Kiyomasa, the lord who built Kumamoto Castle, for two sweets by Kiyomasa Seika (清正製菓) sold at Josaien (城彩苑), at the foot of the castle, in summer 2017. The purple sweet potato manju Kumamoto Fukko Monogatari (熊本復興物語) shows Kiyomasa in armour, hooked spear and outstretched hand, before a red sun and the castle. The “加藤清正の虎退治 プリントクッキー” show him bare-chested, with a topknot, alongside a tiger. “此度は巨匠・原哲夫殿が熊本復興の為に儂を描き下ろしてくれたのじゃ！”, rejoiced the Kiyomasa of the Kumamoto-jo Omotenashi Bushotai (熊本城おもてなし武将隊) on their official blog. In 2019, the armoured drawing was reproduced in high definition and sold at the Kumamoto International Manga Festival and online until 22 October.
