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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
The Great Battle of Kawanakajima(Kawanakajima daikassen no zu)
Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Izumiya Ichibei, circa 1851-1852
Oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.2 x 25cm.)

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This dramatic design depicts a famous moment in the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561, which was one of a series of battles fought between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province in the plain of Kawanakajima during 1550s-60s. Here, Takeda Shingen's general Yamamoto Kansuke (centre) is shown on horseback, bravely charging into enemy lines to his death.

For another impression in the collections of the British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.18316, go to www.britishmuseum.org/research