Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Title
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Escapes Assassination on the Ship of Yojibei
Famous places of Kyushu, Buzen Province, going to the capital...
Meisho Kyushu yori joraku no toki Buzen no kuni...
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Vertical ōban triptych: 37.6 x 75.1 cm (14 13/16 x 29 9/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription: 名将九州より上洛のとき豊前国内裏の沖俎板ヶ瀬にて難風に出会ひ船頭与次兵衛を切死骸を海に投込しより以来与次兵衛灘といふ
Translation: When the Great General (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) was returning from Kyushu to Kyoto, his ship rammed into shoals off the coast of Buzen province. The sailor Yojibei (who was responsible) was put to death and thrown into the sea. Since then, the site was known as Yojibei Channel.Signature: 一勇斎国芳画
Translation: Pictured by Ichiyusai KuniyoshiSeals: 福、村松
Translation: Fukushima Wajuro (censor)
Muramatsu Genroku (censor)Marks: Inscription verso Part A, bottom right in pencil:EGR302
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1310 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
b. in Edo, Japan)
Mikawaya Tetsugōrō 三河屋鉄五郎 (Japanese, 1845 - 1858, Edo, Japan), publisher
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