The Exile of Yukihira at Suma, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789
The Exile of Yukihira at Suma, Edo period (1615–1868), 1789, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 1/4 x 14 3/5 in. ( x cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Like his younger brother, Narihira, Yukihira came to be the hero of a romantic legend. By imperial edict, Yukihira was exiled from the capital to the lonely beach at Suma, which was famous as a beautiful spot for viewing the moon
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