Description:
vertical aiban triptych; nishiki-e musha-e

Label Text:
The title of this print is given at upper-middle of the right sheet within the large cartouche. This triptych is signed on the left and right panels only "Gountei Sadahide ga" ('drawn by Gountei Sadahide') within red and white cartouches, respectively. All three panels bear the seal of publisher Yamamotya Heikichi of the firm Eikyūdō, the character "kyū" beneath interlocking sickles. The outer panels also bear the seal of the blockcutter Katada Chōjirō. This print has been dated by the circular combined date-aratame seals of the censors, which appear on all three panels and indicate a date of inspection and official approval of the ninth lunar month of 1864 (Bunkyū 4 or Genji 1).

Tags:
seas; fighting; vessels; mountains; landscapes; sails; flags; battlefields; warriors

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