Minamoto Yoritomo Hunting on Susa Moor at the base of Mount Fuji

Artist Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代豊国) (Japanese, 1786–1864)

Datemid- to late 1810s

Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; oban-triptych

Dimensions38.1 x 78.1 cm (15 x 30 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

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Object number1901.142

Descriptionoban-triptych
Label TextUtagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864) Minamoto Yoritomo Hunting on Suso Moor at the Base of Mount Fuji Mid-late 1810s Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; oban triptych John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.142 Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-99) destroyed the Taira clan and was granted the title Shogun, becoming the supreme commander of the sixty-six provinces of Japan. Once his military government had been established in Kamakura, Yoritomo invited feudal lords and their retinues (about 10,000 guests) to a hunting party in May 1193. Yoritomo's pavilion at the foot of Mt. Fuji, near Hakone, overlooked fenced-in hunting fields and was surrounded by banners displaying the Minamoto-clan bamboo-gentian crest as well as the crests of warrior-clans (Hojo, Sasaki, Kajiwara) loyal to Yoritomo. On the third dayProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

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