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Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is a triptych woodblock print depicting a Japanese military scene. The print shows a large group of people, including soldiers and samurai, in a town or city with a body of water and a bridge. The left panel shows a mountainous background with green hills and a few buildings, with a large group of soldiers and samurai on a bridge, and many flags and banners. The center panel shows a large body of water with boats and a bridge, and a group of people in the foreground, with some standing in the water. The right panel shows a large building with a tiled roof and a stone wall, with people standing on the wall and on the ground. The print is colorful, with many shades of red, blue, green, and yellow used for the clothing, buildings, and flags. Japanese characters are written at the top of the center panel.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 283 px
Public Domain
Yes
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