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八島合戦に那須の与市ヵ
Archer on Horseback in Water (Nasu no Yoichi at Yashima?)
八島合戦に那須の与市ヵ
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink on paper, with hand-applied color and gold leaf, probably added later
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28 x 20.5 cm (11 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number23.197
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe identification of the figure as Nasu no Yoichi at the Battle of Yashima is supported by the fact that two of the background figures resemble Yoshitsune and Benkei. If this identification is correct, then the print is probably the left sheet of a diptych, with the right sheet showing a Taira lady in a ship holding up a fan as a target.
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Provenance1923, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1923)