Minamoto no Yoshitsune rescuing Kenrei Monin during the Battle of Dannoura (Genkurō Hangan Yoshitsune Dannoura ni Kenrei Monin o kyūjo nasu zu)

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune rescuing Kenrei Monin during the Battle of Dannoura (Genkurō Hangan Yoshitsune Dannoura ni Kenrei Monin o kyūjo nasu zu)

1886

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Horikō Enkatsu Published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, 14 banchi 2 chōme Bakuro-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

Minamoto no Yoshitsune rescuing Kenrei Monin during the Battle of Dannoura (Genkurō Hangan Yoshitsune Dannoura ni Kenrei Monin o kyūjo nasu zu)
From the series A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures (Shinsen azuma nishikie)

Date:

1886

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Horikō Enkatsu Published by Tsunashima Kamekichi, 14 banchi 2 chōme Bakuro-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

Medium:

Color woodcut on two panels (diptych)

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e diptych (approximately)): 15 1/2 × 21 inches (39.4 × 53.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number:

1989-47-526a,b

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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