The Spirit of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Nanba Jirō during Kiyomori’s Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall
In Yoshitoshi’s dramatic take on the same theme, the vengeful spirit of Minamoto no Yoshihira (1140–1160) emerges in the sky above Nunobiki Waterfall, whose waters unite the sheets of this vertically oriented triptych. A bloody Nanba Jirō, who had decapitated Yoshihira, is shown upside down in the middle, while below, his lord, Taira no Kiyomori (1118–1181), prepares to draw his sword.
Artwork Details
- 月岡芳年画 「清盛入道布引滝遊覧 悪源太義平霊討難波次郎」
- Title: The Spirit of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Nanba Jirō during Kiyomori’s Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall
- Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892)
- Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Date: 1868
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Triptych of woodblock-printed books (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image (a): 9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm)
Image (b): 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (24.1 x 37.5 cm)
Image (c): 9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
- Object Number: 2007.49.307a–c
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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