Mizuno Toshikata - Sasaki Moritsuna and The Fisherman

Mizuno Toshikata

Triptych by Mizuno Toshikata (水野年方) titled "Depiction of Sasaki Moritsuna asking a fisherman about the depth of water before attacking the Taira’s army at the Fujito bay province of Bizen". The occasion is that of the Battle of Kojima, also known as the Battle of Fujito, fought in 1184, during the Genpei War and led by the military commander Sasaki Moritsuna. Toshikata was the top student of Yoshitoshi.

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

Date: 1892

Condition: Very good color and impression. Some smudging and damage on border area as shown. 3 separate sheets (not joined) not backed.

Image Size - 14" x 27 3/4"

Genre: Ukiyo-e

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