Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma-arai no taki 和州吉野義経馬洗瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
From Hokusai's A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (c.1833–34), the first ukiyo-e series devoted solely to waterfalls. A fine impression of Yoro Waterfall sold for $100,000—10× its low estimate. A complete set of 8 prints achieved $508,500.
A cascade associated with the hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune's legendary horse-washing ritual at Yoshino in Yamato Province appears in this print from the Shokoku Taki-meguri (Tour of Waterfalls) series. Yoshino was one of Japan's most celebrated mountain landscapes and the site of the fleeing Yoshitsune's final refuge, making every waterfall in its vicinity resonant with the tragic heroism that had made him a beloved figure in Japanese popular imagination.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma-arai no taki 和州吉野義経馬洗瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma-arai no taki 和州吉野義経馬洗瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り depicts warriors.