Japanese Print "Ushiwakamaru - Twelve Months of Geographical Names" by Toyohara Kunichika
Artist:Toyohara Kunichika
Title:Ushiwakamaru - Twelve Months of Geographical Names
Date:Ca. 1890s.
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Description:
"Chimei Juni ka Getsu no Uchi" (Twelve Months of Geopraphical Names) August. Kabuki actor Nakamura Fukusuke is in the role of Ushiwakamaru (later known as Minamoto Yoshitsune) in the famous fight against Musashibo Benkei on Gojo Bridge in Kyoto. The bridge under the full moon in the ogi-fan shape inset was done by Kyosai.
