Eiyū gonin otoko (Five Heroic Men)

Description

Colour woodblock print from the series Eiyū gonin otoko (Five Heroic Men), depicting Yoshioka Kanefusa swinging from a tree as he fights off his pursuers: Japan, Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847 - 1848

Museum reference

A.1887.745.68.1.1

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Iseya Ichiemon, 1823 - 1864 (fl.), Publisher

Date

1847 - 1848

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Yoshioka Kanefusa