The Wada Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 231

The Wada Rebellion was fought in spring 1213 in the city of Kamakura, which had been established as the headquarters of the Kamakura shogunate in 1185. The rebellion was instigated by Wada Yoshimori against Hōjō Yoshitoki, regent of the shogun. In this triptych, Asahina Yoshihide, the son of Wada Yoshimori and Tomoe Gozen, both famous warriors, crashes through the gate of the Hōjō stronghold at center. Hōjō Yoshitoki appears at far right, while his men are crushed by the collapsing structure.

On view for rotation 4.

The Wada Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan

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