A scene from a play titled 'Katakiuchi Ganryu-jima (敵討巌流島).'
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: c. 1860
Dimensions:
252 x 345 mm
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵, large-format coloured print)
Object number: O.39.2
DescriptionA scene from a play titled 'katakiuchi Ganryu-jima (敵討巌流島).'
The story is presumably based on the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵) and his mortal rival Sasaki Kojiro(佐々木小次郎)'s battle at Ganryujima Island (巌流島).
The story is presumably based on the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武蔵) and his mortal rival Sasaki Kojiro(佐々木小次郎)'s battle at Ganryujima Island (巌流島).