Izumiya Ichibei: Yukai sanjurokkassen 勇魁三十六合戦 (Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles) - British Museum

Artist: Izumiya Ichibei

Title: Yukai sanjurokkassen 勇魁三十六合戦 (Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles)

Date: 1851-1852 (circa)

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Source: British Museum
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Woodblock print, oban yoko-e. Minamoto no Yoshinaka attempting to escape across a frozen bog, which breaks up beneath him, after the battle of Awazu-gahara; the fatal arrow is already on its way. His retainer Kanehira fights off pursuers in the background.

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