Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 46402
Ushiwaka (Yoshitsune) and Goblins (Tengu) Attack Benkei on Gojö Bridge
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
- Date / 年代
- 1840-1850
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 481 × 238 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 黒川トウマ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
Ushiwaka was one of the names of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), the half brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199), the shögun who established the Kamakura government in 1192. Benkei was a warrior monk and notorious robber who had vowed to collect 1000 swords in Kyoto. According to legend, Ushiwaka encountered Benkei on Kyoto’s Gojö Bridge, where Benkei tried to steal his swords but was defeated. Thereafter, Benkei became Ushiwaka’s loyal vassal. "Imagination, Power Humor: The Art of Utagawa Kuniyoshi" 10/14/2010 - 12/19/2010 ****************************************
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