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Yoshikazu (fl. 1850 - 1870)

Nitta Yoshisada's Battle at Kamakura in the Fifth Month of 1332

Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: 1853
Size (H x W): 13.75 x 28.5 (inches)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo)
Seals: Mera and Watanabe (censor seals), date
Signature: Ichijusai Yoshikazu ga
Condition: Good color and impression, light soiling and wear, small stain top of right sheet, small wormage bottom right corner of left sheet.

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Description

Though the title includes the date of 1332 for the battle, the battle actually occurred in 1333.

About the artist

A student of Kuniyoshi, Yoshikazu Utagawa was an important artist of Yokohama-e. This genre of woodblock prints imagined the foreign people, customs, and things that entered Japan following Japanese engagement in trade in 1854. While best known for his Yokohama-e, Yoshikazu also produced a number of historical prints as well.