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Source Description
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo raises his famous sword, named "Murasame," to invoke magic powers, unaware that he is being spied on. Inuyama is one of the eight heroes of the popular novel "Hakkenden," which was published in installments from 1814 to 1841. Inuyama is a fire-magic adept and is usually depicted in scenes with flames or smoke. In this print, the artist has animated the hem of Inuyama's red and orange robe, suggesting flames.
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Document identity
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36795
label
Hakkenden daisan
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Source metadata
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36795
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object
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normalized
title
Hakkenden daisan
description
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo raises his famous sword, named "Murasame," to invoke magic powers, unaware that he is being spied on. Inuyama is one of the eight heroes of the popular novel "Hakkenden," which was published in installments from 1814 to 1841. Inuyama is a fire-magic adept and is usually depicted in scenes with flames or smoke. In this print, the artist has animated the hem of Inuyama's red and orange robe, suggesting flames.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
ca. 1852 (late Edo)
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CC0
language
en
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color woodcuts
diptychs
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1
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1
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import
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cul
Japanese
style
Osaka School
inscriptions
[Signature] On print: Hirosada
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color pigments and ink on mulberry paper
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6406
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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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