Sugawara Michizane in Exile, Feburary 1884, Kobayashi Kiyochika; Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi, Japanese, 1847 - 1915, 14 3/16 × 28 1/8 in. (36 × cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Kiyochika often infused his depictions of Japanese historical subjects with novel expressiveness and verisimilitude. The title identifies the subject as Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a renowned scholar, politician, poet, and calligrapher. He once held a high position, but was slandered by his rivals at court and was expelled

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