three sheets joined together; drawing in black and red; battle scene on a sloping hillside, descending to a valley in LRC; standing man with a ponytail and headband, holding a staff behind his back, with his PL hand on his check, at left; many figures descending mountains in a stream to right of standing figure, with lunging man at left edge of center sheet; man on horse at center of middle sheet; figures descend to valley, with a battle with clouds of smoke

The Summer Battle at Hakone, c. 1874

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This drawing is for a triptych that was never published. The initial sketch was executed with red ink, and then later Yoshitoshi drew over it with black. He authenticated this drawing by putting his seals in red at the left and right margins, suggesting that this particular one was important to him.

The scene shows a group of men about to storm down a slope at Hakone in the summer of 1868. Lord Hayashi Tadataka (1848–1941) is in the center on horseback. He was the leader of guerilla fighters who fought against the imperial army in the Boshin War (1868–69). On the far left is Iba Hachirō (1844–1869), who was a member of the shogunal guard and one of the leading figures of the rebellion.

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Title
The Summer Battle at Hakone
Artist Life
1839 - 1892
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2017.106.125
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three sheets joined together; drawing in black and red; battle scene on a sloping hillside, descending to a valley in LRC; standing man with a ponytail and headband, holding a staff behind his back, with his PL hand on his check, at left; many figures descending mountains in a stream to right of standing figure, with lunging man at left edge of center sheet; man on horse at center of middle sheet; figures descend to valley, with a battle with clouds of smoke