Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

This dramatic design depicts a famous moment in the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561, which was one of a series of battles fought between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province in the plain of Kawanakajima during 1550s-60s. Here, Takeda Shingen's general Yamamoto Kansuke (centre) is shown on horseback, bravely charging into enemy lines to his death.

For another impression in the collections of the British Museum, museum number 2008,3037.18316, go to www.britishmuseum.org/research