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Secrets of Strategy (Sanryaku-den)

Woodblock Print
1853 (published)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (artist)
Place of origin
Tokyo
Japan

Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Secrets of Strategy (Sanryaku-den) (assigned by artist)
  • Yoshitsune leaps down on Yokogawa Kakuhan (generic title)
  • Mirror of the Life of Yoshitsune, the Wellspring of Romance (Hodo Yoshitsune koi no minamoto ichidai kagami) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print in album, 'Secrets of Strategy' (Yoshitsune leaps down on Yokogawa Kakuhan) from the series ‘Mirror of the Life of Yoshitsune, the Wellspring of Romance’ by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), published in Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1853.
Physical description
Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.
Dimensions
  • Album height: 36.3cm
  • Album width: 24.5cm (Note: From Accession Register)
Style
Edo (Japanese Period)
Marks and inscriptions
「程義経恋源一代鏡」 「三略伝」「源義経」「覚範」
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alexander
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5875-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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