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Japanese color woodcut of armored warriors in a night gathering beside a tall red banner, lanterns, blue sea and dark mountains.

Warriors in a night conference with sea and mountains behind. Colour woodcut by Yoshifuji, 1851.

A color woodcut shows armored warriors gathered in a night conference on a grassy shore, with a large red-and-gold banner, lantern-lit posts, and dark blue mountains and sea behind them. Figures in layered robes and armor sit and kneel in tight groups, several holding fans or papers, while a vertical cartouche in red at upper left carries inscribed title text.

Artist
Utagawa Yoshifuji
Date
1851
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2717 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1851.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Guerreros en una reunión nocturna, grabado en madera de Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1851

Un grabado en madera a color muestra guerreros con armadura reunidos de noche en una orilla con hierba, junto a un gran estandarte rojo y dorado, faroles colgados de postes y un mar y montañas azul oscuro al fondo. Las figuras, con túnicas y armaduras superpuestas, se sientan y arrodillan en grupos apretados, y una cartela roja vertical en la esquina superior izquierda lleva texto inscrito.

Português: Guerreiros em uma reunião noturna, xilogravura colorida de Utagawa Yoshifuji, 1851

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra guerreiros com armadura reunidos à noite em uma margem gramada, com um grande estandarte vermelho e dourado, lanternas presas a postes e um mar e montanhas azul-escuros ao fundo. As figuras, com roupas e armaduras sobrepostas, sentam-se e ajoelham-se em grupos apertados, e uma cartela vertical vermelha no canto superior esquerdo traz texto inscrito.

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