The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails

Yashima Gakutei Japanese

late 1820s

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玉藻前と三浦介
Title: The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails
Artist: Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 1820s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.1 x 18.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: JP2049
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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