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Source Description
The evil priest Narukami grasps a pole in a pose of anger as rain slashes through the sky. Because of his grudge against the emperor, he had imprisoned the dragon god of rain and brought about a severe drought. The court sent a beautiful princess to seduce Narukami and make him drunk. She quickly released the rain god, who mounted to heaven with a cloudburst that make Narukami come to his senses in a howling rage.
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Document identity
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34557
label
Narukami
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object
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Source metadata
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34557
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object
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normalized
title
Narukami
description
The evil priest Narukami grasps a pole in a pose of anger as rain slashes through the sky. Because of his grudge against the emperor, he had imprisoned the dragon god of rain and brought about a severe drought. The court sent a beautiful princess to seduce Narukami and make him drunk. She quickly released the rain god, who mounted to heaven with a cloudburst that make Narukami come to his senses in a howling rage.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Clara Jane Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by gift.
date
ca. 1851-1853 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
color woodcuts
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1
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1
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import
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Utagawa School
inscriptions
[Signature] On print: Kuniyoshi ga
med
mulberry paper, pigments
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5546
15044
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JPK
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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