Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mōri Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima1880, February

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Artist or Maker: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title: Mōri Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: 1880, February
Period: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium: Color woodblock print
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (33.97 × 23.02 cm) Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.88 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line: Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number: M.84.31.247
Classification: Prints
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Curatorial Notes: This print depicts Mori Motonari (1497-1571) in the foreground watching his troops surround the army of his enemy Sue Harutaka (1521-1555). Rain pours down on Sue's army, who are unaware of the trap into which they have blundered. From the beginning of their military engagement, Mori was greatly outnumbered by Sue's forces, and Mori needed a strategic plan to overcome Sue's army. Mori's victory came in the form of a trap on Miyajima Island near Itsukushima Shrine (pictured in the background). Mori's meager forces at Miyajima enticed Sue to overrun and occupy the difficult to defend position. Mori's men soon attacked from behind, using the cover of a storm to confuse and finally obliterate Sue's army. After two years, Mori consolidated his power and became the undisputed master of western Japan.

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title: Mōri Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: 1880, February
Period: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium: Color woodblock print
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (33.97 × 23.02 cm) Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.88 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line: Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number: M.84.31.247
Classification: Prints
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Curatorial Notes: This print depicts Mori Motonari (1497-1571) in the foreground watching his troops surround the army of his enemy Sue Harutaka (1521-1555). Rain pours down on Sue's army, who are unaware of the trap into which they have blundered. From the beginning of their military engagement, Mori was greatly outnumbered by Sue's forces, and Mori needed a strategic plan to overcome Sue's army. Mori's victory came in the form of a trap on Miyajima Island near Itsukushima Shrine (pictured in the background). Mori's meager forces at Miyajima enticed Sue to overrun and occupy the difficult to defend position. Mori's men soon attacked from behind, using the cover of a storm to confuse and finally obliterate Sue's army. After two years, Mori consolidated his power and became the undisputed master of western Japan.