(Warrior Departing for a Battle)
- Date:
- c. 1880–99
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.6 × 51.8 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
A warrior departs for battle in this circa-1880–99 woodblock print — a figure in full armour with weapons prepared, the moment before engagement rendered with the contained drama of departure rather than the kinetic chaos of combat. Kiyochika produced warrior-departure compositions throughout his career alongside battle scenes and hero portraits, the departure subject allowing him to focus on character, equipage, and setting without the compositional demands of depicted violence. The print's range of dates suggests a late-career or posthumous work using earlier figure vocabulary.
Woodblock print
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
(Warrior Departing for a Battle) was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in c. 1880–99.
(Warrior Departing for a Battle) depicts warriors.
(Warrior Departing for a Battle) measures 37.6 × 51.8 cm (Oban format).
