Negoro no Komitsucha
- Date:
- 1868, 9th lunar month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 24.6 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Negoro no Komitsucha appears in this 1868 nishiki-e print as a warrior figure from popular fiction or the chronicles of the warrior-monks (sōhei) of the Negoro temple complex in Kii Province. The Negoro monks were famous for their skill with firearms and their fierce military autonomy, crushed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585. Komitsucha—the name suggesting a small tea vessel—may be a fictional character within this historical setting, rendered by Yoshitoshi in the vigorous musha-e style of his late 1860s warrior prints.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Negoro no Komitsucha was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1868, 9th lunar month.
Negoro no Komitsucha depicts figures, religious, and warriors.
Negoro no Komitsucha measures 36 × 24.6 cm (Oban format).