Catalog record · 目録番号 39561
The Spider Monster Creating Monsters in the Mansion of Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Catalog note / 解説
Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) was a master of the triptych format and a highly accomplished exponent of the <i>musha-e</i> or 'warrior print' genre. In this triptych he deals with a legend about Minamoto no Yorimitsu that was adopted by the Noh theatre. Yorimitsu is attacked by a spider monster when he is ill in bed, but slays it with the help of his four senior retainers. When the print was published, a rumour circulated that it was meant to satirize the backward-looking Tempo Reforms promoted by the government at the time. Neither the artist nor the publisher were punished, however. Materials: Woodblock print on paper
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1843 · vam
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