Catalog record · 目録番号 85620

Samurai and Cherry Blossoms - Flowers of Japan

Artist / 作者: Ogata Gekkō尾形月耕
Date / 年代: 1896
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 966 × 1400 px
Published by / 公開者: 星野アカリ

Catalog note / 解説

From the series "Nihon Hana Zue" ("Flowers of Japan"). Hachiman Taro Yoshiie (1041 - 1108) was a renowned archer. He made a famous poem while crossing the Nakoso barrier, "I thought this gusty barrier was a mere name, but why do the wild cherry blossoms so cover the path?" Here, in the more peaceful time, He rides on a horse. He and his followers are looking at the flowering cherry trees on the hill.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1896. November. · artelino

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