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hashira-e
;
print
Object Type
hashira-e
print
Museum number
1906,1220,0.148
Description
Woodblock print, hashira-e. Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna at the battle of Uji River. Unsigned.
Producer name
School of/style of:
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章
School/style
Ukiyo-e School
Cultures/periods
Meiwa Era
Production date
1764-1772
Production place
Published in:
Edo
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
Dimensions
Height:
66.60 centimetres
Width:
11.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(81)
Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 2 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan
(78)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2009, 18 Feb-15 Jun, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from prehistory to present' 2015 October-2016 April, London, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from Prehistory to the Present'
Subjects
history
myth/legend
battle
Associated names
Representation of:
Kajiwara Genta Kagesue 梶原源太景季
Representation of:
Sasaki Takatsuna 佐々木高綱
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Uji-gawa
Associated events
Associated Event:
Battle of Uji-gawa
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arthur Morrison
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Asia
Registration number
1906,1220,0.148
Conservation
Treatment
: 13 Feb 2009