Matsunaga Hisahide About to Commit Suicide, from the series
"Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors" Yoshitoshi’s Courageous
Warriors was the artist’s last series based on historical
subject matter. The compositions depict famous warriors from
Japan’s past with an intensity and detailed care that
demonstrate Yoshitoshi’s reverence for the role long played by
warriors in the formation of Japan. Matsunaga no Hisahide
(1510–1577) was a warrior who, when faced with certain death,
defiantly broke a treasured tea utensil sought by his enemy and
then killed himself. - Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892 -
Medium: Woodblock color print - Place Made: Japan - Dates: 1883
- Period: Meiji Period - Dimensions: 14 x 9 9/16 in. (35.6 x
24.3 cm) (show scale) - Collections:Asian Art - Museum Location:
This item is not on view - Accession Number: 2007.31.6 - Credit
Line: Bequest of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace - Rights Statement: No
known copyright restrictions - Caption: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
(1839-1892). Matsunaga Hisahide About to Com