Japanese Print "Sasaki vs. Kajiwara - Battle of Uji River" by Utagawa Yoshitora
Artist:Utagawa Yoshitora
Title:Sasaki vs. Kajiwara - Battle of Uji River
Date:1853.
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Description:
"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.