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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1902,0212,0.216
Description: Colour woodblock print. Onzoshi Ushiwakamaru, the young Minamoto no Yoshitsune, using a war fan to confuse Musashibo Benkei during their duel on Gojo Bridge.
Producer name: Print artist: Katsukawa Shunzan 勝川春山
Cultures/periods: Edo Period
Production date: 1780s-90s
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock
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Bibliographic references: Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (4)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: history; myth/legend
Associated names: Associated with: Minamoto no Yoshitsune 源義経; Associated with: Musashibo Benkei 武蔵坊弁慶
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Gojo-bashi
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Mrs Ernest Hart
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Ernest Abraham Hart
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1902,0212,0.216

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