Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō II (二代目勝川春章)
Print: Minamoto Yoshinaka and His Four Retainers
Defeat the Tengu in the Deep Mountains of Kiso
(Minamoto Yoshinaka Shitennō to tomo ni Kiso no okuyama ni tengu o taiji su
- 源義仲四天王トともに木曽の奥山に天狗を退治す)
Dates: circa 1839,created
Dimensions: 28.875 in,14.375 in,Overall dimensions
Medium: Japanese woodblock print
Inscription:
Signed: Shunshō ga (春章画)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikatarō
(Marks 062 - seal 26-122)
Censor's seal: kiwame
Related links: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; International Research Center for Japanese Studies - right panel only - click on it for an enlarged detail;
Physical description:
This triptych is by Shunshō II. Minamoto Yoshinaka (源義仲) is in the center panel. Higuchi Kanemitsu (樋口兼光) brandishing his sword is in the upper right. Imai Kanehira (今井兼平) is the figure on the left holding the large boulder.
Related entities
warrior prints (musha-e - 武者絵) (genre)Yūrei-zu (幽霊図 - ghosts demons monsters and spirits) (genre)
Fujiokaya Hikotarō (藤岡屋彦太郎) (publisher)
Katsukawa Shunshō II (二代目勝川春章) (artist)
Higuchi Kanemitsu (樋口兼光) (role)
tengu (天狗) (genre)
