Shioda Matanojo Takanori 潮田又之丞高教 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Shioda Matanojo Takanori of the Gishi Shijushichi-zu series adds another warrior to the forty-seven ronin portrait collection. Shioda, like many of the group's members, left limited historical records beyond his participation in the raid itself, making Gekko's portrait a creative act of historical imagination—inventing a plausible human presence for a man whose actual physical appearance was entirely lost to history, yet whose identity was preserved in the name and act.
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Shioda Matanojo Takanori 潮田又之丞高教 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図 was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Shioda Matanojo Takanori 潮田又之丞高教 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図 depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.