Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Wada yoshimori (right) holding out both arms, minamoto no yoshinaka (centre) shot through the forehead with an arrow whilst riding through a bog, and tomoe gozen (left) riding down a hillside wielding a tree trunk. Date: 1854 12th lunar month (really 1855). Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres (c) Height: 37.90 centimetres (l) Height: 37.20 centimetres (r) Width: 25.80 centimetres (c) Width: 26.20 centimetres (l) Width: 25.90 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Awazu kassen 粟津合戰 (Battle of Awazu) (BM 2008,3037.18301)
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