Japanese Warrior Woodblock Print

great inspiration from the rural folk tales that were prevalent throughout Japan's history. This print

the Japanese epic The Tale of Heike. As shown in the print, Yoshitsune's prowess in combat was present

enmity with one another, previous fealties were cast aside and warriors reformed their loyalties

ambushed by the Minamoto. Led by their renowned general Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the startled Taira warriors

, very popular in Japan those days. The characters were also outlaws and brigands, seen as men of honour

inherent in the images of man, beast and carriage in each color woodblock print. Following the artist

. No doubt much of the clientele for warrior prints was pedantically knowledgeable on Japanese armour

. Glue stains on the back from the previous mounting. Slightly trimmed. A proven warrior during Taira

Description: This dramatic Japanese woodblock print from the late Edo period (circa 1780) depicts a fierce

Japanese Warrior is an Original Woodcut Print realized by an unknwon artist in mid-19th century

Japanese Woodblock Triptych watercolour print of Geisha Girls and Nobel Samurai Warriors in a 1900's

, and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own

Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Published: 1888 This print shows Toyotomi Hideyoshi

. Kuniyoshi's series 'Heroes of the Grand Pacification' consists of fifty vertical oban format prints. Each

woodblock prints depicting the subject were published during the Edo period, as it resonated with a

. It is closely based on a historical event from the eighteenth century. Many woodblock prints

Publisher: Nishimura-ya Yohachi Published: c.1835 This series of prints is based upon the novel Nanso

colour palette of Meiji woodblock print artists, to a soft pink, until eventually fading into the natural

: Sugiyama Date: 1893 Dimensions: (L) 23 x 34.5 (C) 23.1 x 34.5 (R) 23.2 x 34.6 cm Condition: Backing. Prints

Yahei, a veteran warrior, is cloaked in the rōnin's dog tooth robe and wields a spear in preparation for

proximity to the image of the tiger. His alleged mother, Tomoe Gozen, a female warrior 'worth a thousand men

Artist: Toyonobu Utagawa (1859-1896) Title: Hideyoshi Playing the Japanese Free Reed Musical

Warrior Print". With massive armours and stern looks, the warriors on his prints look very powerful and

: Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi Date: circa 1885 This print

Japanese theatre and other woodblock prints.

this print takes place after the hero's death, when the evil lord is tormented by the ghosts of his

II as the samurai warrior Sasaki Takatsuna. This print is part of the 53 Stations of Tokaido series

Biographies of High Renown Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei Date: c. 1843 Dimensions: 25.2 x 36.8 cm A warrior