Soga monogatari zue (The Story of the Soga Brothers Illustrated)

Description

Colour woodblock print from the series Soga monogatari zue (The Story of the Soga Brothers Illustrated), depicting Hakoō encountering Kudō Saemon Suketsune who gives him a dirk made of rough wood, behind there is a procession of noblemen led by Shigetada: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845

Museum reference

A.1887.745.52.12

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Ibaya Senzaburō, 1815 - 1869 (fl.), Publisher

Date

c. 1845

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Soga Gorō Tokimune
Depicted: Kudō Saemon Suketsune
Depicted: Chichibu no Shigetada