Minneapolis Institute of Art
Water, Saitō Toshimitsu fighting Nonoma in the River Akuta
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kiya Sōjirō; Carver: Koizumi Kanegorō
- Date
- 1867, 7th lunar month
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
In this scene staged partially underwater, warrior Saitō Toshimune (1567–1647), labeled here as Toshimitsu, brawls with his enemy Nonoma Hikonojō as they sink into the river Akuta. Yoshitoshi cut the print diagonally with a line of indigo blue that delineates the surface of the water and the land above, upon which other warriors stand and wait. This print is one of five in a series titled Heroes and the Five Elements, in which Yoshitoshi paired historical events with the five elements: earth, water, fire, wind, and sky (Fire is on display nearby). Japan, Asia
The authoritative record is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Minneapolis Institute of Art and other institutions.
Fire, Picture of Sassa Narimasa’s Hard Fight in Kyushu
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Battle at the Bottom of the Sea off Daimotsu Beach
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Picture of Masakiyo's Challenging Battle as Retold in the Chronicle of the Great Peace
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Warrior Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna Crossing the Uji River on Horseback
Art Institute of Chicago
Tokimune, Sukenari, Kikko Kojiro and Aiko Saburo fighting in the rain, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"
Art Institute of Chicago
The Summer Battle at Hakone
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Warrior Satō Tadanobu Defeats Priest Kakuhan in the Mountains of Yoshino
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Picture of the Heike Clan Sinking and Perishing at Sea
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Picture of a Night Battle at Shijō in Kyoto
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall
Cleveland Museum of Art
Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall
Cleveland Museum of Art
Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Ichikawa Yaozo III in a Confrontation Beside a Waterfall
Cleveland Museum of Art