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Japanese woodblock print of armored warriors fighting in swirling water, with a horse at left and cherry blossoms at upper right.

A Battle in Mid-Stream

A hand-colored woodblock print shows armored warriors fighting in stylized water, one raising a long pole with a crested standard beneath blossoming cherry branches. A dark horse stands at left, and the surging waves below are rendered in swirling white and grey lines on a tan ground.

Artist
Torii Kiyonobu I
Date
c. 1705-10
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; ōban, tan-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 3134 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1715).
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, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Batalla en medio de la corriente

Una estampa xilográfica coloreada a mano muestra guerreros con armadura peleando en un agua estilizada, uno de ellos alzando una larga pértiga con un estandarte coronado, bajo ramas de cerezo en flor. Un caballo oscuro aparece a la izquierda, y las olas agitadas de abajo están trazadas con líneas blancas y grises sobre un fondo beige.

Português: Batalha no meio do rio

Uma xilogravura japonesa colorida à mão mostra guerreiros com armadura lutando em águas estilizadas, um deles erguendo uma longa haste com um estandarte crestado, sob ramos de cerejeira em flor. Um cavalo escuro aparece à esquerda, e as ondas agitadas embaixo são traçadas com linhas brancas e cinzas sobre um fundo bege.

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