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Source Description
Tametomo, seen here on horseback, was one of the legendary heroes of the clan wars of the 12th century. Seven feet tall and phenomenally strong, when he was at last captured the sinews of his bow arm were cut, and he was deposited on the island of Oshima. There on the beach, together with local inhabitants and some of his followers, he views a distant Mt. Fuji.
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Document identity
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2083
label
Triptych: Izu no Oshima yori Fujisan enken no zu
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obj
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print
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4
Source metadata
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2083
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Triptych: Izu no Oshima yori Fujisan enken no zu
description
Tametomo, seen here on horseback, was one of the legendary heroes of the clan wars of the 12th century. Seven feet tall and phenomenally strong, when he was at last captured the sinews of his bow arm were cut, and he was deposited on the island of Oshima. There on the beach, together with local inhabitants and some of his followers, he views a distant Mt. Fuji.
provenance
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
1849-1853 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
woodblock prints
triptychs
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.5
height
24.8
dimensionsRaw
each panel: 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (36.51 x 24.77 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Gyokuran Sadahide ga
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mulberry paper, pigments
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15087
3017
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JPK
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none
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photo
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photo
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