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Hangakujo – Historic Print

Hangakujo, Japan : Tsunajima Kamekichi, [ca. 1885] — historic print
Hangakujo, Japan : Tsunajima Kamekichi, [ca. 1885]. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Hangakujo shows Hangaku Gozen, the female warrior of the early thirteenth century who fought alongside men in the Echigo uprisings and became known for her skill with the bow and on horseback. Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) drew her for the *Mushaburui* series during the Meiji period, when interest in samurai heroes was strong and many artists looked back to medieval battles. The vertical oban woodcut, printed in color and published by Tsunajima Kamekichi around 1885, shows the dramatic, detailed style Yoshitoshi developed in his later years.

Created / publishedJapan : Tsunajima Kamekichi, [ca. 1885]
Medium1 print : woodcut, color ; 37 x 25.3 cm.
Genreorganized by the Library of Congress, 2001.
NotesTitle and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Yoshitoshi mushaburui : A series of warriors by Yoshitoshi. Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 72, p. 135. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows
SubjectsWarriors--Japan--1880-1890. Women--Japan--1880-1890. Horseback riding--Japan--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,611 × 4,502 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221927

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