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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nitta Tadatsune and the Goddess of Mount Fuji (Kennin sannen Minamoto no Yoriie-kyo Fuji no mikari), ca. 1844

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Maker

Title

Nitta Tadatsune and the Goddess of Mount Fuji (Kennin sannen Minamoto no Yoriie-kyo Fuji no mikari)

Year

ca. 1844

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print embellished with mica or metallic powders

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.6 x 76.4 cm (14 13/16 x 30 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part A), bottom rightin pencil: ICB93

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Bequest of Issac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2332

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Heroes and Warriors

September 28, 2007 - January 13, 2008

Nitta Tadatsune was sent by the emperor to eliminate the monsters hiding in Mount Fuji. Here he has bravely advanced into a cave in its slope, where he encounters the goddess of the mountain and her dragon. The goddess praises his courage for entering her domain.

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Tadatsune and the goddess of Mount Fuji (Kennin sannen Minamoto no Yoriie-kyo Fuji no mikari), ca. 1844

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