Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 27482

Taira no Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代
1845
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録
1549 × 784 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者
水野ナギ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

Taira no Kiyomori kaii o miru zue, “Taira no Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights.” Towards the end of his life, Kiyomori, the head of the Taira clan, was obsessed with and hallucinated that his vanquished enemies had come back for retribution. Shows Kiyomori and his lover on the engawa of the palace confronted by a multitude of snow covered sculls and skeletons in the garden. Published by Kinseido, c 1845. Hiroshige’s best musha-e triptych. A much sought after and rare design. Fine impression, colour and condition. Signed Hiroshige ga. Status: Sold

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