No. 2: Ushiwakamaru Learns Swordsplay from the Tengu at Sojogatani on Mount Kurama (Nikai, Kuramayama Sojogatani ni oite Ushiwakamaru ijin yori kenpo o manabu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)"
- Date:
- c. 1832/34
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
This oban print from the "Life of Yoshitsune" series depicts the young warrior Ushiwakamaru — the future Minamoto no Yoshitsune — deep in the cedar forest of Mount Kurama north of Kyoto, receiving secret instruction in swordsmanship from a tengu (a winged mountain spirit). The moonlit forest setting and the supernatural teacher give the scene its romantic, legendary quality. Hiroshige produced this figure-history series alongside his landscape work in the early 1830s.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. 2: Ushiwakamaru Learns Swordsplay from the Tengu at Sojogatani on Mount Kurama (Nikai, Kuramayama Sojogatani ni oite Ushiwakamaru ijin yori kenpo o manabu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1832/34.
Yes — No. 2: Ushiwakamaru Learns Swordsplay from the Tengu at Sojogatani on Mount Kurama (Nikai, Kuramayama Sojogatani ni oite Ushiwakamaru ijin yori kenpo o manabu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)" is part of the The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi) series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
No. 2: Ushiwakamaru Learns Swordsplay from the Tengu at Sojogatani on Mount Kurama (Nikai, Kuramayama Sojogatani ni oite Ushiwakamaru ijin yori kenpo o manabu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidai zue)" depicts landscapes, mythology, and warriors.