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Source Description
The murderer Kuronushi sees a reflection of the stars in the sake bowl he holds in his hands. He takes the reflection to mean that he should build a temple using the wood of the cherry tree that stands beside him. Subsequently, the spirit of the cherry tree overcomes Kuronushi.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32801
label
Mitate Sanko no Uchi
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32801
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Mitate Sanko no Uchi
description
The murderer Kuronushi sees a reflection of the stars in the sake bowl he holds in his hands. He takes the reflection to mean that he should build a temple using the wood of the cherry tree that stands beside him. Subsequently, the spirit of the cherry tree overcomes Kuronushi.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
1858 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.1
height
24.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 13/16 x W: 9 1/2 in. (35.08 x 24.13 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Toyokuni ga
med
ink and color on mulberry paper
creator_ids
14935
3275
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
3514
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e9e420767645b864