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The Great Hunt at the Foot of Mount Fuji by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo

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 Utagawa Kunihisa II

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Utagawa KunihisaⅡ
1859

Minamoto-no-Yoritomo’s “Great Hunt” was recorded in Azuma-Kagami, a historical text from the Kamakura period. The event called a makigari or large-scale hunting expedition was not just a hunt for pleasure, but to display the power and status of Yoritomo as a great general. The hunting tactics practiced and performed were also related to military maneuvers. In this print designed by Utagawa Kunihisa, Nitta-no-Shirō Tadatsune hunting a boar is especially emphasized. The depiction of his valiant prowess as a hunter, alludes to his “brave” character and to his future exploration of the hitoana caves and tunnels at Mt. Fuji as depicted in No.XX.



Utagawa Kunihisa Ⅱ
1859 (Ansei 6)

The event of “The Great Hunt at the Foot of Mt. Fuji” by the general Minamoto-no-Yoritomo, is also recorded in “Azuma-Kagami” a historical texts of Kamakura period. The event of makigari or large scale hunting is not just to hunt animals for pleasure, but one of the aims was to announce and display the power and status of Yoritomo as a great general. Also the systematic hunting was practically functioned as a military maneuver as well. This “Picture of the Great Hunt” illustrated by Kunihisa, Nitta Shirou Tadatsune’s boars hunting is especially emphasized. This image of courageous Nitta Shirou would later be connected to the story of his adventure of going into the tunnel at Mt. Fuji.

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