Yoshitsuya - Troops of Sasaki Masanari Crossing The Mountain Ridge

Utagawa Yoshitsuya

This print is from a series of prints based on the legendary exploits of General Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi eventually became Japan’s second great “unifier” following the death of Oda Nobunaga.

Utagawa Yoshitsuya, also known as Kōko Yoshitsuya (甲胡　芳艶) and as Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (一英斎　芳艶), was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints.

Yoshitsuya was a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and, like his teacher, is best known for his woodblock prints of warriors. Yoshitsuya also produced many advertisements and designs for tattoos.

Genre: Ukiyo-e