Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 42063

Triptych showing Koman, the widowed daughter of a Lake Biwa farmer, swimming with the white banne

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代
1846
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録
2472 × 1324 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者
白石カナ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

A triptych showing Koman, the widowed daughter of a Lake Biwa farmer, swimming with the white banner of the Genji in her teeth towards the Taira barge of Munemori. On being picked up and finding where she was she jumped overboard but not before Sanemori cut her arm off with the banner wrapped round it. For the full story see Pointers And Clues To The Subjects Of Chinese And Japanese Art, Sampson Low Marstone & Co. Ltd., Will Edmunds, 1934, p. 451. Published By Iseya Ichibei, 1846. Very fine impression, colour and condition. Full size. Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga. Status: Available

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