Samurai in a hail of arrows, sheltering beneath a battle standard, in a desperate last stand. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1857.

  • Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861.
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Month 4, 1857
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36271i
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Samurai in a hail of arrows, sheltering beneath a battle standard, in a desperate last stand. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1857. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The last stand of the Kusunoki clan at Shijō-nawate: depicting the warriors Kusunoki Masatsura on the left and Wada Masatomo on the right

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 4, 1857.

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2 prints : woodcut, printed in colours

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Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi-ga Bears publisher's mark and censor's seal The text in the box describes the incident

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Wellcome Collection 36271i

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