Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1131
UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT.1850-80)
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT.1850-80)
EDO PERIOD, C.1850
A rare Japanese woodblock print hexaptych entitled The Inundation Tactics of the Akamatsu Castle, published by Izumiya Ichibei, signed Ichimosai Yoshitora ga, six oban panels, 146cm x 36cm.
This panorama depicts the attack of the Akamatsu clan in the early 14th century by general Kusunoki Masashige. He is represented here at the bottom of the fourth panel from the left pointing at the flooded castle.