Catalog record · 目録番号 44327
Tsuchiyama (Station 49, Print 50)
Catalog note / 解説
From the series Fifty-three Parallels for the Tokaido Road, which fluctuate between straightforward historical illustration and local legends and customs. Here Tamura Shogun (namely, Sakanoye Tamura-maro), directed by the bodhisattva Kannon in the form of a woman, about to kill the demon-deity of Mount Suzuka. In legend this incident took place during a punitive expedition against the rebel Abe no Takamaru.
Image record / 画像情報
MFA · ca. 1797-1861 (artist active period) · mfa
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