Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye stopping to tighten his horse’s girth, and so allowing Sasake Takatsuna to get across the Uji river first in 1184 (from the Tale of Heike: Japanese story)
Titles
- 佐々木高綱 梶原景季 宇治川先陣(平家物語より)
- Sasaki Takatsuna Kajiwara Kagesue Ujigawa Senjin (from Heike Monogatari)
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher
Fujiokaya Hikotarō < Fujihiko > Shōgendō
(c. 1830s-1860s)
Datec. 1835 - 1840
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print (Nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (23479)
Object number23479
Portfolio/SeriesScenes from Chinese and Japanese History
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Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1835 - 1840
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1847 - 1852
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1830s
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c. 1832-1833
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c. 1832 - 1833
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ca. 1832 - 1833
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c. 1797-1798