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Niimachi Kanta splitting the head of an enemy attacker, by Yoshitoshi

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An image of Niimachi Kanta splitting the head of an enemy attacker, from the series of 36 Biographies of modern men (Kinsei kyôgiden). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Woodcut, colour printing, 1865. Ôban, signed: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu, artist’s seal: Kiri, publisher: Iseki (Manyôdô), block-carver: Hori Ôta Tashichi. Biographical text by Sanzantei Arindô (Sankanjin Kôrai), date seal: 10/1865. Signed: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu, artist’s seal: Kiri.

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Niimachi Kanta splitting the head of an enemy attacker, from the series of 36 Biographies of modern men (Kinsei kyôgiden). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Woodcut, colour printing, 1865. Ôban, signed: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu, artist’s seal: Kiri, publisher: Iseki (Manyôdô), block-carver: Hori Ôta Tashichi. Biographical text by Sanzantei Arindô (Sankanjin Kôrai), date seal: 10/1865. Signed: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu, artist’s seal: Kiri.

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  • Accession Number: P.201-2002
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 689 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 0.99MB

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19th Century attack attacker attacking biographies biography blood colour printing costume enemies enemy Fitz_PDP Japanese killed killing male oban print swords texts Tsukioka Yoshitoshi weapons woodblock woodcut Yoshitoshi

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