De laatste aanval van de Kusunoki te Shijonawate
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
370; 371; 253; 253; 252; 373
About this artwork
Vier krijgers van de Kusunoki clan, proberen stand te houden in een pijlenregen van de Ashikaga troepen te Shijonawate. Linkerhelft van een zesluik.
About the Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1797–1861
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) was born in Edo to the silk-dyer Yanagiya Kichiyemon, originally bearing the childhood name Yoshisaburō. From a young age, he assisted in his family's pattern design work, which sharpened his innate mastery of color and textile motifs that would permeate his later prints. At around twelve years old, his prodigious drawing skills drew the attention of the renowned Utag...