Kawanaka-jima Daigassen Echigo kata no zu Item Number: N2.1127 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Six panel print showing a battle scene of Kawanaka-jima Daigassen (川中嶋大合戦) with warriors on horseback carrying spears. Predominant colours are red, blue, brown, and black. The battleground is brown with a blue seascape that has green mountains behind. Along the upper edge, there are the titles of the work in black Japanese characters. The print is made of six vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image.
Narrative
This print is entitled Kawanaka-jima Daigassen Echigo kata no zu (川中嶋大合戦越後方之図; The Echigo side at the Great Battle of Kawanaka-jima). It was made by Utagawa Sadahide (歌川貞秀), and published by Maruya Seijiro (丸谷清二郎). The print is signed 玉蘭斎貞秀 (Gyokuransai Sadahide) and marked with the publisher’s name. Originally produced 1847–1852.
Item History
- Made by Sadahide Utagawa (Maker) in Japan between 1847 and 1852
- Collected between 1911 and 1914
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Kawanaka-jima Daigassen Echigo kata no zu
- Identification Number
- N2.1127
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 36.5 cm, width 148.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Sadahide Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1847 and 1852
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1914
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair