Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Creator Name

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

Creation: 18th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Creator

Ishikawa Toyonobu (link to bio)

Ishikawa Toyonobu;
Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711–1785, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japanese

Japan

Material

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm);
height: 18.4centimetre;
width: 28.9centimetre

Technique

Language

Japanese

Date

Creation: 18th century

ca. 1750

Provenance

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Woman, Warrior, Armor

Battles; Swords; Men; Horses; Trees

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Christina Stone; Jessica Gengler

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Part of: Women in Armor

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Ishikawa Toyonobu, Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara, circa 1750. Metropolitan Museum of Art. This renowned onna-musha (woman samurai) takes on and defeats her martial opponent in a legendary Japanese conflict. Public Domain.

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