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| Notes (1st edition) | Artist: Anonymous Signature: Oju Kunihide - (?) Publisher: Ishii Rokunosuke Date: 1896 Size: 9,9 x 14,4 in Format: 3 oban triptych Title: "Shinsen Meiyo Kagami" A new selection of Mirror of Honour "Chu. Kusunoki Masatsura" Loyalty. Kusunoki Masatsura The last stand of Kusunoki Masatsura at the battle of Shijo Nawate in Kyoto (1348). ABOUT THE BATTLE OF SHIJONAWATE The 1348 Battle of Shij?nawate was a battle of the Nanboku-cho period of Japanese history, and took place in Yoshinoko, Japan. It was fought between the armies of the Northern and Southern Emperors of Japan. The Southern army, led by Kusunoki Masatsura was attacked at Yoshino, the temporary palace of the Imperial residence. Feeling too weak to defend the residence, Masatsura marched out with his whole force to meet his assailants. Kitabataka Chikafusa, meanwhile, led his force towards Izumi, diverting some of the attackers away from the palace. Kusunoki engaged the enemy commander Ko no Moroyasu in single combat, and, it is said, was about to take K?'s head when he was struck by an arrow; Kusunoki then committed seppuku. The battle ended in a Northern Court victory, but the Southern Court fled Yoshino, leaving little for their enemies to capture. | |
| Publisher (this edition): | Ishii Rokunosuke | Ishii Rokunosuke |
| Date of this item: | 1896 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | The Death of Kusunoki Masatsura in the Battle of Shijonawate in 1348 Utagawa School (Not read) Date: 1896 Size: oban triptych, approx. 9.25" x 14"; 27.75" x 14 overall Condition: VG, backed and joined, folded on seams, otherwise excellent Impression: VG, nice impression with strong key lines and excellent registration Color: VG, strong fresh color A dynamic triptych by an unknown artist of the Utagawa School showing the Japanese hero Kusunoki Masatsura fighting his way through a downpour of arrows. |
Artist: Anonymous Signature: Oju Kunihide - (?) Publisher: Ishii Rokunosuke Date: 1896 Size: 9,9 x 14,4 in Format: 3 oban triptych Title: "Shinsen Meiyo Kagami" A new selection of Mirror of Honor "Chu. Kusunoki Masatsura" Loyalty. Kusunoki Masatsura The last stand of Kusunoki Masatsura at the battle of Shijo Nawate in Kyoto (1348) Impression: very good Colors: very good Condition: very good - , minor faults Unfortunately it is hard for me to identify who is the artist for the triptych print. Red seal is "UTA(positive) GAWA(negative)" = "??" in Japanese. Right side two kanji characters are "?(Ou) ?(Jyu)" signifying "as per special request". Artist signature is unknown but seems to be "? ? ?" ??? |