Kawanaka-jima Daigassen Echigo kata no zu

Item number N2.1127 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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.

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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.