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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate (Nanke yūshi shijō-nawate nite uchijini)

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate (Nanke yūshi shijō-nawate nite uchijini)
楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1847-1852

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 38.1 x 76.5 cm (15 x 30 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (on all three sheets)

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Seals: Artist's seal | paulownia; censors' seals | Mera Taichiro | Watanabe Shoemon

Marks: Inscription verso Part C, top left in pencil: EGR184

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1312

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Real and Imagined
Japanese Warrior Prints
Dec 07, 2018 – May 05, 2019
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dec 10, 1997 – Mar 08, 1998
Legends of the Samurai
Oct 01, 1993
Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints
Oct 10, 1991 – Dec 01, 1991
Bushido
The Way of the Samurai
Nov 01, 1985 – Feb 09, 1986

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese), publisher
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate (Nanke yūshi shijō-nawate nite uchijini); 楠家勇士四条縄手にて討死, 1847-1852
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 38.1 x 76.5 cm (15 x 30 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1312

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