Sonntag, 2. August 2009


Katsukawa Shuntei
(1770 - 1820)

Yoshinaka's battle at Hinogawa in the northern provinces.

left to right: Nenoi fighting Ishida, Yoshinaka's wife Tomoe Gozen fighting Uchida Saburo, Imai Shiro and kiso Yoshinaka in the right sheet.
Dramatic battle silhouette in the backround that reminds me of nearly abstract 20th century prints like HAB Grieshaber's.
c. 1800's

Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tobei
oban triptych, approx. 37 x 75,7 cm

A better edition: