Title

Japanese woodcut titled 'Nasu no Yoichi; Atsumori and Naozane' by Ginko Adachi

Caption

Japanese woodcut titled 'Nasu no Yoichi; Atsumori and Naozane'. The top half of the woodcut depicts Japanese warrior Nasu no Yoichi seated on a horse holding a bow in his left hand and looking back at enemy vessels offshore. Bottom depicts the old warrior Kumagai Naozane killing the young warrior Taira no Atsumori. Created by Ginko Adachi (1870-1900) Japanese artist. Dated 1885

Date

1885

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A00_126

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (5,8Mb) / 12,5in x 18,7in / 3748 x 5596 (300dpi)

Keywords

Japanese Japanese art Japan woodcut Colour Nasu no Yoichi Atsumori and Naozane warrior Nasu no Yoichi horse bow vessel offshore old Kumagai Naozane Death killing young Taira no Atsumori Ginko Adachi artist 19th Century