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Source Description
Yorimasa, seated within a fabric enclosure (at right), commands the Genji forces as they try to stop the Heike at the Uji Bridge (1180). Aiding the Genji are warrior-monks, identified by the white hoods over their helmets. The battle ended, however, as soon as the Heike were able to make a crossing below. Yorimasa then retired to a nearby shrine and committed suicide to prevent the dishonor of capture in defeat.
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Document identity
localId
23685
label
The Battle at Uji Bridge
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23685
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
The Battle at Uji Bridge
description
Yorimasa, seated within a fabric enclosure (at right), commands the Genji forces as they try to stop the Heike at the Uji Bridge (1180). Aiding the Genji are warrior-monks, identified by the white hoods over their helmets. The battle ended, however, as soon as the Heike were able to make a crossing below. Yorimasa then retired to a nearby shrine and committed suicide to prevent the dishonor of capture in defeat.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
ca. 1847-1848 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
triptychs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.4
height
25.2
dimensionsRaw
each panel: 15 1/8 x 9 15/16 in. (38.42 x 25.24 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Gyokuransai Sadahide
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
15011
3017
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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65809cf0e5b09a46