#40 Minori - Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki aiming his Pistol from Ambush at Nobunaga
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki aims a pistol in ambush at Oda Nobunaga — an act referencing historical assassination attempts against the great warlord — in a scene from a numbered warrior or chronicle series. The inclusion of a firearm (introduced to Japan in 1543) grounds the subject in the later Sengoku period and adds an anachronistic technological dimension to the conventional scene of martial stealth. Kuniyoshi depicts the tense moment of concealment and aim with the controlled dramatic energy he brought to clandestine martial subjects.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
#40 Minori - Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki aiming his Pistol from Ambush at Nobunaga was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
#40 Minori - Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki aiming his Pistol from Ambush at Nobunaga depicts figures and warriors.
