Keywords: Rooftop battle.jpg en An Edo period wood block print of the samurai Inuzuka Shino battling Inukai Kempachi and his men on the roof of the Horyukaku a tower of Koga Castle This scene illustrates a popular episode from the Edo era novel Tale of the Eight Dog Warriors of Satomi Backed against a large fish ornament Inuzuka Shino fights valiantly sending his opponents tumbling through the air and sliding down the tiled rooftop An enemy climbs over the roof below him a truncheon clenched between his teeth as a cloud of frightened birds takes wing A fantastic dramatic composition with excellent architectural detail and great expressive faces Japanese Edo period book titled Tale of the Eight Dog Warriors of Satomi Toyokuni III/Kunisada 1786 - 1864 1800's PD-Japan Historic samurai prints Sodegarami Ž Torimono sandogu Ž Tsukubo Ž Category Sasumata Ž |