The Great Battle at Yashima (1185), B (Sanshū yashima genpei daigassen no zu (讃州屋嶋源平大合戦之図))

The Great Battle at Yashima (1185), B (Sanshū yashima genpei daigassen no zu (讃州屋嶋源平大合戦之図))

Part of a triptych (center). A print featuring the naval battle at Yashima (屋嶋) (22 March 1185) during the Genpei War (1180–1185), a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. Following a string of defeats, the Taira clan retreated to Yashima (in today's Takamatsu) off the coast of Shikoku. The ensuing naval battle resulted in a Minamoto victory. It was led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune (on the Minatoto side) and Taira no Munemori and Taira no Noritsune (on the Taira side).

Sanoya Kihei (佐野屋喜兵衛) (Firm: Kikaudō 喜鶴堂) (c. 1717-1875).

1847-52 ( Kôka 4–Kaei 5)

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

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