Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Prowess of imai kanehira at the battle of awazu (1184), the scene is in the snow, with water and the mountains in the background; he is shown on a black horse in the centre fighting under the pine tree of karasaki on the shore of lake biwa, with minamoto no yoshitsune at the left. Date: 1839-1841 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres (c) Height: 37.80 centimetres (l) Height: 37.60 centimetres (r) Width: 26.10 centimetres (c) Width: 26.50 centimetres (l) Width: 26.20 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Awazu-ga-hara o-kassen- Yoshinaka Shitenno Imai Shiro Kanehira (BM 2008,3037.18503)
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