The Ghost of Akugenta Taking Revenge on Nanba at the Nunobiki Waterfall 1856, 2nd month Utagawa Yoshifusa Japanese This triptych of prints features the ghost of the warrior Akugenta Yoshihira (1141–1160) taking revenge on his murderer Nanba Jir?, a tale based on the Tale of Heiji. The dramatic story is illustrated over three prints. Akugenta causes lightening to strike his murderer Nanba at the center of the composition, and also shoots flames at his enemy Taira no Kiyomori, who confronts Akugenta on the right. The landscape background is treated in ink monochrome, while Nunobiki waterfall is
The Ghost of Akugenta Taking Revenge on Nanba at the Nunobiki Waterfall 1856, 2nd month Utagawa Yoshifusa Japanese This triptych of prints features the ghost of the warrior Akugenta Yoshihira (1141–1160) taking revenge on his murderer Nanba Jir?, a tale based on the Tale of Heiji. The dramatic story is illustrated over three prints. Akugenta causes lightening to strike his murderer Nanba at the center of the composition, and also shoots flames at his enemy Taira no Kiyomori, who confronts Akugenta on the right. The landscape background is treated in ink monochrome, while Nunobiki waterfall is highlighted in blue against the , a pupil of Kuniyoshi and a colleague of Yoshitoshi, continued the Utagawa school's dramatic and bombastic presentations of warrior The Ghost of Akugenta Taking Revenge on Nanba at the Nunobiki Waterfall. Utagawa Yoshifusa (Japanese, active 1837–1860). Japan. 1856, 2nd month. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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