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Source Description
The Mongols invaded Japan twice, in 1274 and 1281, and twice they were repulsed with the help of a sudden typhoon (a kamikaze or "divine wind"). Kawasaki Jimbei II began to produced large-scale silk tapestries following his visit to France in 1886. This tapestry was based on a full-size oil painting by Morizumo Yugyo (1854-1927).
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Document identity
localId
12838
label
The Mongol Invasion
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
12838
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
The Mongol Invasion
description
The Mongols invaded Japan twice, in 1274 and 1281, and twice they were repulsed with the help of a sudden typhoon (a kamikaze or "divine wind"). Kawasaki Jimbei II began to produced large-scale silk tapestries following his visit to France in 1886. This tapestry was based on a full-size oil painting by Morizumo Yugyo (1854-1927).
provenance
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1904, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1904 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Textiles
tapestries
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
364.8
height
302.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 143 5/8 x W: 119 in. (364.8 x 302.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
woven silk
creator_ids
15681
4719
collection_ids
JPK
TAF
exhibition_ids
3300
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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18f42c9fcf9cdb81
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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56f767e98a763544
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no
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no