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Directory: Fine Art: Prints: Woodcuts: Pre 1900: Item # 1288776

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Utagawa Yoshitsuya, Japanese, 1822-1866, "Wakazaka Shinnai at Shizugadake". This is a an original color woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitsuya from his series '54 Battle Stories of Hideyoshi". The image size is 12 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, 1864, lifetime impression, framed. Hideyoshi was a 16th century Samurai warrior in the who rose through the ranks of the army to become general, leading the forces of Japan in several brutal conflicts. In the centuries since his death, Hideyoshi has become an almost mythological figure, the stories of his exploits passed down through the generations and elaborated into legends.