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 the brothers riding across the moor Togamigahara behind the procession of Hojo Yoshitoki and Kudo Suketsune, making for the hunting party: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845

Museum reference

A.1887.745.52.21

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 Jurō Sukenari
Depicted: Soga Gorō Tokimune
Depicted: Hōjō Yoshitoki
Depicted: Kudō Saemon Suketsune
Depicted: Togamigahara, Japan, East Asia