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Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Snow, Samurai, Heike, Ukiyo-e, Floating World

Name: Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Snow, Samurai, Heike, Ukiyo-e, Floating World
Brand: Toyonobu Utagawa
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

$682.53List Price

About the Item

Artist: Toyonobu Utagawa (1859-1896) Ttile: The Battle in Mt. Yoshino Publisher: Morimto Junzaburo Date: 1882 Dimensions: (L) 24.7 x 36.7 (C) 24.8 x 36.3 (R) 24.7 x 37 cm The serenity of the snow mantled landscape betrays the suspense of the scene. Spying his pursuers from a slightly elevated temple grove, the samurai Sato Tadanobu senses movement and prepares his blade. With the pine trees cover, the warrior monk Yokogawa Kakuhan stealthily approaches, readying his naginata for a preemptive strike. Famously recounted in the medieval Japanese epic Tale of Heike, the renowned warlord Yoshitsune no Minamoto swiftly departed from the capital after hearing of his death warrant from his own brother. Yoritomo no Minamoto was a suspicious and paranoid leader; after finally consolidating his military rule of Japan, he sought to quell any threat to his reign even if that meant assassinating his loyal brother. With a small retinue, Yoshitsune escaped East. A proven warrior in battle, Tadanobu was regarded as one of Yoshitsune's Four Heavenly Kings and had further chance to prove himself so when reaching the mountains of Yoshino. Almost being overwhelmed by enemy warrior monks of Zo-o-no, Tadanobu pushed his master to escape by donning his armour and serving as a decoy, successfully taking out the pursuers in the process. During the Edo period (1600-1868), snow scenes were commonly paired with the then novel Prussian blue pigment to striking effect. Here, in the later Meiji period (1868-1912), Toyonobu contrasts the pure white with the deep red synthetic pigments recently imported from Europe. The rhythm of the composition is dynamically spaced, with each subject punctuating their respective third of the triptych.

Creator:
Toyonobu Utagawa (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 29.18 in (74.1 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
Style:
Meiji (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1882
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Tear bottom of right panel. Paper thinned in some areas. Stain and hole centre of left panel. Some corners restored.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: JG0118221stDibs: LU2404315024372

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