Utagawa KUNIYOSHI
(1797/98-1861)
Kurikaradani yûsen no zu
Fierce Combat at the Battle of Kurikaradani
The battle of Kurikara (Kurikara tōge no tatakai) in 1183 was a crucial engagement in Japan's Genpei War; in this battle the tide of the war turned in the favour of the Minamoto clan. The triptych actually represents Nakagawa Kiyohide and Sakuma Gemba Morimasa at the Battle of Shizu-ga-mine in 1583.
Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô
Date: Dragon 10 (1856)
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Ôban Triptych
The battle of Kurikara (Kurikara tōge no tatakai) in 1183 was a crucial engagement in Japan's Genpei War; in this battle the tide of the war turned in the favour of the Minamoto clan. The triptych actually represents Nakagawa Kiyohide and Sakuma Gemba Morimasa at the Battle of Shizu-ga-mine in 1583.
Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô
Date: Dragon 10 (1856)
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size Ôban Triptych
Inventory No. E054
All artworks are sold as seen on the picture.
