Mimasu Gennnosuke (三桝源之助) as Yasuda Kyokunojo (安田?ノ丞)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1832
Maker: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Dimensions:
365 x 255 mm (36.5 x 25.5 cm)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.22
DescriptionIt is from one of the scenes in Hiragana Seisuiki(ひらかな盛衰記), categorised as Gunki-mono (軍記物, A military chronicle) Genpei Seisuiki (源平盛衰記). The story is related to the Genpei War(源平合戦) between the Minamoto and Taira clans, which was one of the most significant battles in the 12th century in Japan.
