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Utagawa Yoshitora
The Conquest of Ōshūcirca 1850

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Japanese woodblock print showing a bird's-eye view of a flooded coastal town in blue water, with an armored samurai figure seated on a platform in the lower right
Japanese woodblock print depicting five armored samurai figures on a wooden boat deck, with open water and distant vessels in the background. Central figure wears a tall white hat and blue patterned garment over armor. Columns of Japanese calligraphy appear throughout, with a dense text block in the upper right corner. Printed in blue, orange, and black with flat areas of color.
Japanese woodblock print with vivid blue water dominating the composition; armored samurai figures crouch at lower right near a castle wall and tiled roof, overlooking a turbulent bay scattered with debris; distant mountains and islands under a pale sky; vertical columns of Japanese text at right; publisher's cartouche at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Yoshitora
Title
The Conquest of Ōshū
Date Made
circa 1850
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print triptych
Dimensions
A: Sheet: 13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (35.4 x 24.5 cm); B: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.3 x 24.8 cm); C: Sheet: 14 x 8 3/4 in. (35.56 x 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.280a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art