Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi Ga with Yoshikiri seal), Night rain at Narumi, Inagawa Yoshioto

from the series “Eight Views of the Military Brilliance” (Yôbu Hakkei), 1852

Robinson S76.7

桶狭間の戦い（1560年）で織田信長に敗れた今川義元の最期の様子を描いた作品。

国芳は「燿武八景」という揃物を1836年、そして1852年の2回にわたり、中国の山水画の伝統的な画題「瀟湘(しょうしょう)八景(はっけい)」にちなんで描きました。桶狭間の戦いにおける今川義元の最期をテーマにした「鳴海夜雨」は後者の作品で、物寂しく降る夜の雨の風景を表す瀟湘夜雨(しょうしょうやう)の画題に沿ってこの印象的な作品を製作しました。版元　遠州屋彦兵衛

Imagawa Yoshimoto being defeated in a downpour of rain at the battle of Okehazama (1560).

Kuniyoshi created two series of eight prints called "Eight Views of the Military Brilliance" (Yôbu Hakkei) in 1836 and 1852, which were inspired by the traditional theme of Chinese landscape painting, "The Eight Views of Xiaoxiang". The theme of Imagawa Yoshimoto's final moments in the Battle of Okehazama, "Narumi Night Rain", is from the latter series. This impressive artwork follows the theme of "The rain at night on the Xiaoxiang", which depicts a lonesome night-time rainy landscape. Published by Enshû-ya Hikobei.