Picture of Taira no Tadamori Capturing the Priest of Midō Temple, c. 1884, Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Hara Taneaki; Carver: Asai Ginjirō, Japanese, 1847 - 1915, 13 5/8 × 28 1/8 in. ( × cm) (sight, vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, The warrior Taira Tadamori (1096–1153) was serving the retired emperor Shirakawa (1053–1129) when, one rainy night, they set out to visit a favorite concubine in the Gion district of Kyoto. On the way, a ghost-like figure appeared among the trees of a shrine.

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