Name: Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Shoots an Enemy Warship with an Arrow
Brand: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Price: 1500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Izu no Oshima ni te utte no hyosen o iru no zu [At Izu no Oshima, Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Shoots an Enemy Warship with an Arrow]

Woodblock print, signed Choro Kuniyoshi ga (on left and right sheets) and Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (on middle sheet), published by Kinsuke-han, circa 1843–44
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.3 x 25.2cm.)

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In this design, Minamoto no Tametomo (far left) is shown on a rocky slope, sinking the lead ship of the Taira fleet with a single arrow, while his mistress Sasarae (centre left), his retainer Oniyasha standing on a rocky outcrop (centre right), and a group of islanders watch in admiration.

Other impressions of this print are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (see www.mfa.org accession number 11.41068a-c), the British Museum (see www.britishmuseum.org museum number 2008,3037.18404) and the Honolulu Museum of Art (see www.honolulumuseum.org object number 22997).

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