Last Stand of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijonawate — Kusunoki Shijonawate chusen nozu - Masatsura
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The Last Stand of the Kusunoki clan at Shijo Nawate—the 1348 battle where Kusunoki Masatsura fell fighting for the Southern Court against the forces of the Ashikaga shogunate—was a subject charged with Meiji-era political meaning. Masatsura, loyal to the emperor to the death, had become a symbol of imperial loyalty invoked throughout the Meiji restoration period. Gekko's rendering would have depicted the young warrior's final moments with the dramatic intensity appropriate to a scene of exemplary self-sacrifice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Last Stand of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijonawate — Kusunoki Shijonawate chusen nozu - Masatsura was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Last Stand of the Kusunoki Clan at Shijonawate — Kusunoki Shijonawate chusen nozu - Masatsura depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.