Kusunoki Masashige Builds a Castle at Chihayakutsu on Mount Kongo
Artist
Utagawa Yoshifuji
(Japanese, 1828 - 1887)
Date1847
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (width=2 sections mounted together): 36 x 48.3 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by Barry Till
Object number2012.031.007 a,b
Descriptiondiptych; Print depicts a castle in the midst of being built by Kusunoki Masashige at Chihayakutsu on Mount Kongo. Numerous workers and their overseers are at work on all points of the structure.Status
Not on viewUtagawa Yoshifuji
Li Hua
Montague Dawson
Fred Amess
Glenn Howarth