Moon over the Mio pine groves
Artist: Tsukioka YoshitoshiWoodblock Print Name: Moon over the Mio pine groves
Series Number: #41
Date: 1886
Description: Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) was a 16th century daiymo of the Kai province who led a series of military campaigns to expand his territory. He was involved in the five famous battles of Kawanakajima. Kai province was landlocked, and Shigen desired ocean access through Suruga bay. He captured the province of Suruga (now Shizuoka), where Mount Fuji is located, in 1569. Shingen identified himself with a mountain, his war banner displayed the phrase Fūrinkazan "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain," referring to the phrase "immovable as a mountain," contained in The Art of War. Here he sits, on a cloud, contemplating the immovable Mount Fuji across Suruga bay.
Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
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