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| Keywords: Hamano Noriyuki - Kozuka with Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwara Kagesue Crosssing the Uji River - Walters 51717 - Back.jpg Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna were two soldiers in Minamoto no Yoshitsune's army fighting against Kiso no Yoshinaka at the Battle of Uji in 1184 Yoshitsune gave them the two best horses available and asked them to try to ford the river to establish a place where the rest of the army could come across Takatsuna slowed down Kagesue through a ruse and became the first one to cross the river They are shown here on their horses in the water The broken bridge over the river is in the upper left Takatsuna is near the bridge and Kagesue is at the right between 1731 1787 Edo gold shakudo copper cm 9 6 l accession number 51 717 6316 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters signature Sticker - edged with a blue trellis pattern 543 place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Hamano Noriyuki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
