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Source Description
The victorious Genji general Naozane spies a defeated Heike warrior heading on horseback into the sea, where he is hoping to make it to his clan's fleet, anchored offshore. "It is cowardly to turn your back on your enemy," Naozane cries, beckoning with his fan, "come back!" The warrior returns to fight, and Naozane beheads him. But it is a tragic episode, for the warrior is but a youth, and at dawn, before the battle began, his flute playing had been heard by all.
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Document identity
localId
19345
label
Naozane's Challenge
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
19345
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Naozane's Challenge
description
The victorious Genji general Naozane spies a defeated Heike warrior heading on horseback into the sea, where he is hoping to make it to his clan's fleet, anchored offshore. "It is cowardly to turn your back on your enemy," Naozane cries, beckoning with his fan, "come back!" The warrior returns to fight, and Naozane beheads him. But it is a tragic episode, for the warrior is but a youth, and at dawn, before the battle began, his flute playing had been heard by all.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
1850s (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.4
height
36.8
dimensionsRaw
10 x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.83 cm)
style
Osaka School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Hirosada
med
mulberry paper, color, ink
creator_ids
6406
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
3514
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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7870c770b02325a9