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Utagawa Yoshitsuru|Utagawa Yoshihide|Utagawa Yoshikazu|Utagawa Yoshitsuya|Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide|Utagawa Yoshitsuna|Utagawa Yoshitora|Utagawa Kuniyoshi|Utagawa Kunisada

19th century · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Untitled — Utagawa Yoshitsuru|Utagawa Yoshihide|Utagawa Yoshikazu|Utagawa Yoshitsuya|Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide|Utagawa Yoshitsuna|Utagawa Yoshitora|Utagawa Kuniyoshi|Utagawa Kunisada

This triptych depicts a confrontation at sea between forces aligned with the rival Taira and Minamoto clans during the Battle of Yashima, which took place in the spring of 1185 during the Genpei civil war.

Artist
Utagawa Yoshitsuru|Utagawa Yoshihide|Utagawa Yoshikazu|Utagawa Yoshitsuya|Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide|Utagawa Yoshitsuna|Utagawa Yoshitora|Utagawa Kuniyoshi|Utagawa Kunisada
Date
19th century
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
Gift of Harold de Raasloff, 1918

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