Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Friday, 1 September 2006
Title Battle at Fujikawa Artist Nobukazu Watanabe 1874-1944 Signature yosai Nobukazu Dated Late 19th century. Publisher Takekawa Seikichi Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good Colors excellent … burnishing Condition excellent - very good … album backing, slightly soiled, slight red transfer ink stains. Description "Fujigawa no Komei" (Famous Names at the Battle of Fujikawa). Samurai warrior Kinoshita Tokichiro (Left: later known as Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi who estublished Momoyama Shogunate) fights against Ito Hyuga no Kami on white horse in the river Fuji. Format 3 Oban tate-e Width Item 28.1 inches = 71.4 cm Height Item 13.6 inches = 34.6 cm |
Triptych: The Fuji Battle Artist: Nobukazu Format: Oban triptych: each sheet: 14" x 9"
Subject: In the shallow waters of a lake at the foot of Mount Fuji a Samurai general on horse back is ambushed by three Samurai.
Date: c. 1897
Condition: Fine colors. Japanese album backing paper. Slight trimming.Two small patches of offsetting around the sword. Minor marks and flaws. Generally quite good state of preservation.
Impression: Fine impression with lacquer.
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