Saigō Takamori in the Retreat from Shiroyama Castle

Saigo Takamori in the retreat from Shiroyama castle, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Colors in this work

Artist: Ukiyo Toshimitsu
Date: 1877
Holding institution: Freer Gallery of Art
Palette: Pine Needle · Green family · #4E5A46 · 17%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #CFB79C · 13%

Aged Bronze Brown · Brown family · #685443 · 11%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A48D6E · 11%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #633A32 · 11%

Bole Workshop · Red family · #993D2C · 8%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #334E47 · 5%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #323226 · 5%

Aubergine Glaze · Purple family · #452A5B · 4%

Moss Fresco · Green family · #54763E · 4%

Carbon Ground · Black family · #23201A · 4%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5A5341 · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #79785B · 2%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #394032 · 2%

Beeswax Light · Yellow family · #C7B94F · <1%

Faded Bishop Cloth · Purple family · #876B87 · <1%

Lavender Ash · Purple family · #B99AB3 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #9FB0A4 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Freer Gallery of Art

12 tags

War and Military Both · 99%

The title identifies a retreat from Shiroyama Castle, and the image visibly presents armed figures, swords, flags, martial dress, and a fortified structure.
Conflict Both · 97%

The title names a retreat, while the weapons, clustered figures, directional activity, and smoke-like forms indicate a scene of conflict.
Narrative Both · 95%

The catalog supplies a specific historical title, and the image presents multiple interacting figures in an event-like scene with inscriptions and a large text panel.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

Numerous human figures occupy the foreground and middle ground across all three sheets.
Text Visual · 99%

Japanese characters appear in multiple vertical red cartouches and in a large pink panel across the upper center.

Ukiyo-e Interpretive · 82%

The 1877 Japanese triptych uses flat areas of color, strong contouring, theatrical figures, vertical cartouches, and a serialized print format consistent with ukiyo-e, although the catalog does not explicitly provide a style attribution.

Dense Composition Visual · 96%

The three sheets contain overlapping figures, rock formations, vegetation, architectural forms, flags, and smoke-like or cloud-like shapes, producing a tightly packed scene.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 98%

Saturated reds, greens, purples, blues, and pinks contrast strongly with dark green, brown, and black areas.

Prints Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as a Japanese woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper.
Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies ink and color on paper, making this a work on paper.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated 1877, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Japanese Art Both · 99%

The catalog identifies the work as Japanese, while the Japanese inscriptions, nishiki-e format, and visual conventions are directly evident.

Ukiyo Toshimitsu. Freer Gallery of Art

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