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Title
The Appearance of the Vengeful Ghosts of the Heike, Daimotsu Bay, Settsu Province
摂州大物浦平家怨霊顕る圖
Description
This triptych shows the flight of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his men (including the warrior-monk, Benkei) from the wrath of Minamoto no Yoritomo. As they cross Daimotsu Bay, the grotesque ghosts of Taira samurai, who had drowned in the sea battle of Dan-no-ura, rise from the sea. Led by the general Taira no Tomomori, they attack Yoshitsune’s ship.
Date Created
1847 to 1850
Contributors
- Katsushika Hokui (Artist)
- 葛飾 北為 (Artist)
- The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
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Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Identifier
Identifier Type
Locally defined identifier
Identifier Value
ASUM 2008.023.001
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.43059
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Note
Dimensions: 19 ⅞ x 36 in. (50.48 x 91.44 cm)
Markings:
Artist’s signature: Hokui ga 北為 画
Publisher’s address: Shiba Shinmeimae Maruya Jinpachi Han 芝神明前 丸屋 甚八 板
Publisher’s seal: Jin 甚 (circle, black, positive, Marks 08-087)
Censors’ seals: Mera 米良, Murata 村田
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter
After the Minamoto defeated the Taira (also called Heike) in the Genpei wars and Minamoto no Yoritomo was established as the first Kamakura shogun, Yoritomo became fearful of the influence of his brother, the great general, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and ordered him to commit suicide. Fictionalized accounts of the life of Yoshitsune were a favorite in Edo-period kabuki, books, ukiyo-e and other forms of popular entertainment.
Katsushika Hokui, also known as Fukao Hokui, is something of a mystery. It is known that he was a member of the school of Hokusai, and that he was a painter of birds as well as being an ukiyo-e artist. There are only a handful of known prints by Hokui, which is surprising because they show the polish of a master.
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