A great battle between the green vegetables and the fish. Colour woodcut by Hirokage, 1859.

  • Hirokage (Utagawa Hirokage), active 1855-1865.
Date:
1859
Reference:
37641i
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About this work

Description

Samurai, with their heads replaced by fish or vegetables, join in the battle

Perhaps a political satire on the unstable political situation of the time

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1859.

Physical description

2 prints : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

Hirokage-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Notes

Picture of the great battle of vegetables and fish

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37641i

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