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Source Description
The great 12th-century general Taira no Tomomori ties himself to an anchor so that he may die by his own hand and not from enemy action as defeat nears in the famous sea battle at Dan-no-ura (1185). In "The Tale of Genji," as her death approaches, Lady Murasaki insists on making the arrangements for her own funeral rites.
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Document identity
localId
7131
label
Genjigumo ukiyo-e awase
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
7131
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Genjigumo ukiyo-e awase
description
The great 12th-century general Taira no Tomomori ties himself to an anchor so that he may die by his own hand and not from enemy action as defeat nears in the famous sea battle at Dan-no-ura (1185). In "The Tale of Genji," as her death approaches, Lady Murasaki insists on making the arrangements for her own funeral rites.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
1845-46 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.7
height
25.5
dimensionsRaw
14 13/16 x 10 1/16 in. (37.7 x 25.5 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; [Transcription] Genban ise-shi; [Translation] First published Ise city
RelatedObjects
2912
med
mulberry paper, pigments
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14934
5546
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
880
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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66c884bf6bc545af
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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2dad63168b379a93
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no
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no