Image
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
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Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Overall: 36 x 72.4 cm (14 3/16 x 28 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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The incomplete inscription on the publisher's seal on this print gives a date of 1897 ...
Place
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Japan; Tokyo
Type
Credit
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Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff
Object Number
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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
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