Yobu hakkei

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description Heike and Genji forces clash on the rocky shore at Ishibashiyama within sight of a moonlit Mt. Fuji. The Genji warrior Sanada Yoshitada (top) seems to have the upper hand, but Matano Kagehisa will soon be aided by others, who will help secure victory for the Heike side.

Provenance Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.

Inscriptions [Signature] Chooro Kuniyoshi ga

Credit Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986

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Creators

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861) (Artist)
Tsuruya Kiemon (Publisher)

Period

ca. 1836 (late Edo)

Medium

mulberry paper, pigments
(Prints)

Accession Number

95.109

Measurements

13 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (34.93 x 23.65 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View