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Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting a battle scene. A group of samurai warriors in blue and white clothing are on a wooden bridge and on land, armed with swords and shields. One samurai is on horseback. The bridge has a green roofed structure on it and leads to a brown and green building with a triangular roof on the left. A color palette scale is at the bottom. In the background, a field with winding paths and trees under a pink and orange sky. A line of people and horses is in the distance. A green hill with a yellow sign with Japanese writing is on the right.

Artwork details

Date:
1760–1845
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 476 px
Museum record:
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