Catalog record · 目録番号 77504

Sasaki vs. Kajiwara - Battle of Uji River

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Yoshitora歌川芳虎
Date / 年代: 1853
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 624 × 900 px
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ

Catalog note / 解説

"Ujigawa Daikassen" (Battle of the Uji River). Sasaki Takatsuna and his famed horse, Ikezuki in the battle of Ujigawa. In this battle, Sasaki and his rival, Kajiwara (on a black horse named Surusumi) raced against each other for the first warrior to reach the opposite bank of the Uji-gawa River where their enemy had a stronghold.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1853. · artelino

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