Yukai sanjurokkassen Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851-1852 (circa)

Woodblock print, oban yoko-e. Minamoto no yoshinaka attempting to escape across a frozen bog, which breaks up beneath him, after the battle of awazu-gahara; the fatal arrow is already on its way. His retainer kanehira fights off pursuers in the background. Date: 1851-1852 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 24.50 centimetres Width: 36.60 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Yukai sanjurokkassen 勇魁三十六合戦 (Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles) (BM 2008,3037.02204)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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ukiyo-e yūkai 36 kassen (courageous leaders in thirty-six battles) by utagawa kuniyoshi japanese prints in the british museum ukiyo-e of minamoto no yoshinaka paper british museum utagawa kuniyoshi