Chikanobu - Female Warrior Akechi Mitsuhide - Edo Embroidery Pictures

Toyohara Chikanobu

The Female Warrior Akechi Mitsuhide from the series "Eastern Brocades, Day and Night Compared" This series features a range of subjects, including warriors, ghosts, beauties, and famous figures from traditional tales.

Akechi Mitsuhide, No. 17 - Akechi Mitsuhide's mother attempting to defend herself against an attack by Oda Nobunaga's men. She wields a naginata as arrows fly through the air and warriors charge at each other. The inset shows Mitsuhide confronting Nobunaga at his palace. 

Date: 1886.

Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujiro.

Condition: Borders as shown, very good color and impression, embossing, backed with thin Edo-era paper.

Genre: Ukiyo-e