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Source Description
The notorious bandit Kidomaru, appearing in this print as a giant wild man, springs from his hiding place by the side of the road and makes a mad rush for his enemy Raiko. He is overpowered and soon slain by Raiko's four retainers. Kidomaru was a bandit in the 10th century who terrorized the local people with witchcraft he learned from goblins ("tengu"). The legendary hero Raiko-- in real life Minamoto no Yorimitsu (944-1021)-- was commissioned by the emperor to rid the country of such bandits.
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Document identity
localId
5344
label
A Bandit Wizard Attacks Raiko
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5344
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
A Bandit Wizard Attacks Raiko
description
The notorious bandit Kidomaru, appearing in this print as a giant wild man, springs from his hiding place by the side of the road and makes a mad rush for his enemy Raiko. He is overpowered and soon slain by Raiko's four retainers. Kidomaru was a bandit in the 10th century who terrorized the local people with witchcraft he learned from goblins ("tengu"). The legendary hero Raiko-- in real life Minamoto no Yorimitsu (944-1021)-- was commissioned by the emperor to rid the country of such bandits.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
ca. 1851-1852 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
triptychs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.5
height
25.4
dimensionsRaw
each panel: 14 3/4 x 10 in. (37.47 x 25.4 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
15090
5546
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1a9f11195595bece