Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 128990

A Brief History of Japan in Pictures

Artist / 作者
Yamazaki Toshinobu山崎年信
Date / 年代
1878
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録
1716 × 2502 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者
青木ソラ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

The best design from Nihon ryakushi zu, “ A Brief History of Japan in Pictures.” Mongaku ( Endo Morito, c. 1120 – 1200 ) subjecting himself to three years penance as a Buddhist monk beneath the waterfall of Mount Nachi in Kii Province. Morito inflicted this punishment on himself because he had inadvertently cut off the head of Kesa Gozen, the wife of the palace guard Watanabe Wataru, with whom he was in love. This subject lends itself to some wonderful designs: See this website for a rare horizontal triptych by Yoshitoshi and a vertical triptych by Kuniyoshi, and there are many single sheets by various artists. Toshinobu was a pupil of Kunisada and then Yoshitoshi. Published by Kanei Heizab…

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