Whakaaturaka
Exhibitions
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Events
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On display
Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji by Yoshitora Utagawa
Yoshitora Utagawa Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji 1860 Ukiyo-e woodblock. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2021
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Join volunteer guide Allanah James as she discusses Yoshitora Utagawa's Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji in Out of Time on the first floor.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12 noon (except during public and school holidays)
Related reading: Free event
Collection
Yoshitora Utagawa Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji
Best-known for his Yokohama-e (woodblock prints depicting Westerners in Japan in the post-1868 Meiji era), Yoshitora Utagawa was an inventive and prolific printmaker. This work memorialises founding shogunate ruler Minamoto no Yoritomo, who is shown with his attendants at the base of Mount Fuji in 1193. At centre, the samurai warrior Tadatsune slays a giant boar.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)
