Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province
- Date:
- December 1874
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 34.6 × 25.4 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province" (December 1874) depicts one of the opening engagements of the Boshin War (1868–1869), in which imperial forces clashed with the Tokugawa shogunate's army near Kyoto. The battles of Toba-Fushimi effectively ended Tokugawa military power and opened the way for the Meiji Restoration. Yoshitoshi, who lived through this turbulent period, returned repeatedly to the civil war subjects as a mature printmaker, combining journalistic specificity with the compositional traditions of musha-e.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in December 1874.
Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province depicts landscapes and warriors.
Picture of the Battle of Shimotoba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province measures 34.6 × 25.4 cm (Oban format).