Matsunaga Hisahide About to Commit Suicide, from the series "Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors"

Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Medium: Color woodblock print on paper

Geograhical Locations:

• Japan

Dates:1883

Dimensions: 14 x 9 9/16 in. (35.6 x 24.3 cm)

Collections:

• Asian Art

Exhibitions:

• Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770–1900

Accession Number: 2007.31.6

Image: 2007.31.6_PS20.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Oban tate-e format. Page from the series also translated as "Warriors Trembling with Courage" A kneeling man has just thrown a black ceramic vessel against a wall; shards of the vessel fly through the air. The man's throwing hand remains raised while his other hand holds a large dagger. He is preparing to commit hara-kiri, his kimono opened so he can plunge the dagger into his abdomen. The armor standing behind him and the sword lying in front of him identify him as a member of the samurai class. Condition (per appraisal): Backed

Brooklyn Museum