The Battle at Uji River

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Title

The Battle at Uji River

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Together with his near contemporary Kunisada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) is one of the most famous Edo print designers of his period. He was a highly versatile artist, ranging from horses crossing the water in heroic military episodes illustrating Japan’s glorious past as here, to ritualised suicides to dreamy maidens. Te Papa has prints of all three diverse themes. He was hugely productive, with an output estimated at about 20,000 designs, compared with Harunobu/Utamaro with just 1000-200...

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Date created

1849

Creator

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1528592

Related subjects

Warriors / Heroes / Horses / Rivers / Japanese / Campaigns & battles / paper / ink / colour woodcuts / oban / triptychs / works on paper / woodcut / Late Edo / Japan / Tokyo

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