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Toyohara Chikanobu

Battle at Shizugatake: Katō Toranosuke and Yamaji Shōgen (Shizugatake kassen: Katō Toranosuke Yamaji Shōgen), ca. 1897

Description

Maker

  • Toyohara Chikanobu, 1838-1912, Japanese
  • Tsutsumi Kichibei, Japanese, publisher
  • Yamada Yukimoto, Japanese, block carver

Title

Battle at Shizugatake: Katō Toranosuke and Yamaji Shōgen (Shizugatake kassen: Katō Toranosuke Yamaji Shōgen)

Year

ca. 1897

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Overall: 36 x 72.4 cm (14 3/16 x 28 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

The incomplete inscription on the publisher's seal on this print gives a date of 1897 ...

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

85.197.13

About

In this historical depiction, Chikanobu captures an epic fight between two warriors during the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. With unparalleled strength, they grapple with each other even as they tumble off the edge of a cliff.

The incomplete inscription on the publisher's seal on this print gives a date of 1897 ...

Japan; Tokyo
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Real and Imagined

December 7, 2018 - May 5, 2019

Tradition and Innovation in Meiji-Period Prints

December 6, 2002 - March 2, 2003

The battle of Shizugatake took place in 1583 and marked the ascendancy of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-98) as a powerful feudal lord after the death of Oda Nobunaga (1534-82), whom Hideyoshi had served. Here Hideyoshi’s loyal follower, Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611), is seen guarding a mountain pass during the battle.

Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints

October 10 - December 1, 1991

Legends of the Samurai

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Battle at Shizugatake: Katō Toranosuke and Yamaji Shōgen (Shizugatake kassen: Katō Toranosuke Yamaji Shōgen) with the accession number of 85.197.13. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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