Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan jôju arigatakitsubo) / Utagawa Kunisada

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Accession Number: 1985/1.171A
Title: Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan jôju arigatakitsubo)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1864
Credit Line: Gift of Pearl Sellards
Style/Group/Movement: ukiyo e
Inscription: Signature: Toyokuni hitsu 78 years old.
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: ()
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: This series depicts the dramatic scene of warriors being blessed at a waterfall. The waterfall was a favorite setting in kabuki plays and serves as the unifying element among all the prints in this triptych.
Primary Keywords: bending; figures; h. o. havemeyer; mountains; warriors; water; waterfalls
Secondary Keywords: army; descriptors; forming; geography; historical figures; military; people and occupations; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; standing; the natural world; waterscapes
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1900 x 2748
File Size: 695 KB
Record: 1985/1.171A
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Full citation: "Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan jôju arigatakitsubo); Utagawa Kunisada." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.171a/1985_1.171a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.