Width: 34cms
Height: 40cms
Depth: 34cms
Date: Circa 1900
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Product Code: KPME90
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A dramatic Meiji/Taisho period bronze vase with multi patinated decoration of the famous fording of the Uji river. The large vase, bulbous in form, depicts Samurai Warriors on horseback crossing the Uji river whilst arrows fly over their heads.
The reverse of the vase is blank.
Condition is excellent, as shown in the photographs. Please feel free to contact us for further information or to arrange a viewing.
Fording the Uji River
The Fording of the Uji River was a famous event in the wars of the Taira and Minamoto families (1180-85). Which took place during the Kamahura period (1185-1333). The two warriors and rivals Kajiwara Kagetoki and Sasaki Takatsuna raced to be the first to cross the Uji river and face the enemy forces of the Taira. Takatsuna won the race, and it has been a story retold and depicted in art many times since then.
Kajiwara Kagetoki
Kajiwara Kagetoki originally fought on the side of the Taira family, but when he rescued Minamoto Yoritomo (who would later become the Shogun) he became a trusted vassal. He fought alongside Yoritomo’s brother Yoshitsune in the battle which destroyed the Taira but later turned against him.
Sasaki Takatsuna
Sasaki Takatsuna was a distant relation of the Minamoto family. He fought alongside Yoritomo many times, notably the Battle of Dannoura in 1185, in which the Taira family were all killed or committed suicide, and Yoritomo was declaired Shogun. Takatsuna is most widely known for winning the race at the Uji river.
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