The Battle of Ichinotani (1184) [a]

The Battle of Ichinotani (1184) [a]

Juei sannen Ichinotani kassen no zu

寿永三年一ノ谷合戦の図

Part of a triptych (left). A print depicting The Battle of Ichinotani (寿永三年一ノ谷合戦) in 1184. This was a Taira defensive position at Suma during the Genpei War (1180–1185), a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. The Taira suffered a crucial defeat to the forces of Yoshitsune and Noriyori. The death of Taira no Atsumori at the hand of Kumagai no Naozane is a particularly famous passage in Tales of the Heike (Heike Monogatari).
Signed Ichimōsai Yoshitora ga (一猛斎芳虎画) in the bottom left. Signature on each sheet. Censors' seals: Mera (米良), Murata (村田) (Mera is upside down on right panel). No blockcutter's mark.

https://cdm16120.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/fineart/id/809

1847–52

Kôka 4–Kaei 5

1852-01-01

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print (medium), woodblock (technique), paper (material), 15 x 10 inches (dimensions)

Japanese

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2019.0.30a

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