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Saga gorō mitsutoki

Saga gorō mitsutoki

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  • Tags
    • Warriors--Japan--1180-1190.
    • Armor--1180-1190.
    • Naval warfare--Japan--1180-1190.
    • Dannoura, Battle of, Japan, 1185.
    • Japan--History--Gempei Wars, 1180-1185--Campaigns & battles.
  • Notes
    • Caption label from exhibit Art in Action Long Tradition: War Stories. Across time and regional boundaries, art has been used to alternately vilify and glorify. Utagawa Kuniyoshi was among Japanese artists known for dramatic musha-e or warrior pictures. Here, he depicts samurai Saga Gorō Mitsutoki delivering a report to his emperor during the Battle of Dannoura, though wounded by multiple enemy arrows.
    • Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006.
    • Format: left panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych.
    • Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
    • Exhibited: "Art in Action : Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., January 31 - August 17, 2019.
  • Original Date: between 1844 and 1848
  • Formats: Ukiyo-e--Japanese--1840-1850.
  • Creators: Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861
  • Original Publisher: between 1844 and 1848
  • Reference #: 2009615622
  • SKU #: 8030D270
  • Part of Collection: Japanese Ukiyo-e and Yokohama-e Prints
  • Link to original at the Library of Congress: Saga gorō mitsutoki

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