Shōtoku Taishi Destroying Mononobe no Moriya
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese
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Members of the Soga clan, great promoters of Buddhism, defeated their rival Mononobe no Moriya in the late sixth century. Among the Soga clan was Shōtoku Taishi, an imperial prince and regent, who appears at left here, on horseback. The triptych shows him defeating his enemy, at right, with a magical force.
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