Print Samurai Fujiwara Yoshitsune

This print was made by Yoshikazu, it bears the censorship seal of Muramatsu Fuku so it was published between 1849-1853. It is a mushae a print representing warriors, in this case as the title indicates "奥州高舘落え図" they are the warriors of the northern fujiwara clan.

The horseman in the center of the image is Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経, 1159 – June 15, 1189) was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan during the late Heian period and early Kamakura period. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles that overthrew the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate his power. He is considered one of the greatest and most popular warriors of his time, and one of the most famous samurai in Japanese history. Yoshitsune perished after being betrayed by the son of a trusted ally.

The warrior in the foreground armed with a testubo is the mythical and his faithful friend Benkei (弁慶), whose full name is Saitō Musashibō Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶) (1155-1189), is a sohei (warrior-monk) and a yamabushi. He is generally described as a very strong (he was said to be over 2 meters) and very loyal man and is one of the favorite subjects of Japanese legends. His life has been so used and distorted in kabuki and Noh theater that today it is impossible to distinguish truth from legend.
Then he is surrounded by Shitenno, these four "celestial guards", 伊勢 Ise Saburo yoshimori 亀井 Kamei Rokuro Shigekiyo, 駿河 Suruga Jiro Kiyoshige,  御厩喜 太 Kataoka Hachiro Tsuneharu.

Utagawa Yoshikazu (dates of birth and death unknown) was an ukiyo-e artist from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period (1850-1870). Student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi. His name was Jirokichi (or Jirobei) and he was also known as Ichijusai, Shunsai, Ichikawa and Ichikawa-sai. He lived in Rozuki-cho, Shiba, Edo. He painted images of battles, warriors, flowers and birds, as well as illustrations for the Sousho-shi (a collection of essays on Japanese literature) between Kaei and 1870 (Meiji 3). However, he painted "Steam train traffic in Sumika" in 1861, when there was no railway in Japan, and "Tokyo prosperous train traffic" in 1903, depicting a strange train that could not be identified neither like a boat nor like a trailer.