Published 1883, Amagasaki Kotokuji (Kotoku Temple at Amagasaki), #11 belongs to Taikoki no Uchi. Taikōki narratives recount the rise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who helped reunify Japan in the late sixteenth century. Gekkō’s set presents battles, councils, construction projects, and memorial episodes as a sequence about strategy, ambition, and the creation of national order.
The title identifies the design’s particular figure, episode, object, or place, anchoring Gekkō’s composition in a larger network of historical narrative and cultural association. The catalog identifies horse, landscape, men, river, and samurai among the principal motifs. Gekkō uses their relationship to clarify action, season, setting, and narrative emphasis rather than treating them as interchangeable decoration.
Gekkō’s print style is noted for painterly contours, soft color transitions, and reserved paper, effects achieved through the collaborative disciplines of block carving and hand printing.
Additional information
| Editions | First Edition |
|---|---|
| Subjects | horse, landscape, men, river, samurai |
| Year Published | 1883 |
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