The Spirit of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Nanba Jirō during Kiyomori’s Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall

1868

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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.

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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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