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Source Description
Taira Masakado (901-940), an evil usurper of the throne, charges into battle surrounded by look-alike decoys. Masakado used magic to create ghostly doubles of himself, making it difficult for his enemies to find him on the battlefield. He was finally killed by a warrior who crept into his camp at night and felt the wrists of all the sleeping Masakados until he found one with a pulse.
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Document identity
localId
11563
label
Sen Taiheiki gigokuden
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
11563
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Sen Taiheiki gigokuden
description
Taira Masakado (901-940), an evil usurper of the throne, charges into battle surrounded by look-alike decoys. Masakado used magic to create ghostly doubles of himself, making it difficult for his enemies to find him on the battlefield. He was finally killed by a warrior who crept into his camp at night and felt the wrists of all the sleeping Masakados until he found one with a pulse.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
1890 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
color woodcuts
triptychs
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.2
height
72.6
dimensionsRaw
All three pieces H: 13 7/8 x W: 28 9/16 in. (35.2 x 72.6 cm); Each piece H: 13 7/8 x W: 9 11/16 in. (35.2 x 24.6 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On print: Oju Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
15041
6301
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
3514
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no