Picture of Masakiyo's Challenging Battle as Retold in the Chronicle of the Great Peace, 1866, 10th lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamashiroya Jinbei; Carver: Tanaka Ushinosuke, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 ¡Ñ 9 1/2 in. (35.56 ¡Ñ 24.13 cm) (sheet, each, approx., vertical ?ban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Instead of depicting a standard battle scene with samurai fighting each other, Yoshitoshi captures the blast of an explosion in this unusual composition. The shock waves, rendered by black and gray swirls, whirl an uncountable number of warriors through the air.