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Japanese woodblock print of armored warriors battling beneath banners, with a dark-robed figure at left and a bright red and yellow explosion at right.

Battle of Nanba (Nanba senki no uchi)

A colorful Japanese woodblock triptych shows armored warriors in red and blue armor fighting across a diagonal field beneath banners, while a dark-robed figure stands on a raised platform at left. A burst of red and yellow rays and flying debris erupts at right, filling the sky with energy.

Artist
Kawanabe Kyôsai
Date
after 1871
Medium
Color woodblock print; triptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 890 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1889).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc.

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