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Title: Kyoto, moon over the Imperial Palace, Minister of the Left Yorinaga, Lady Sh
Alternative Title: Snow, moon, flowers; Setsu gekka: Kyoto, Gosho tsuki, Sadaijin Yorinaga, Shobu no mae, Minamoto sammi Yorimasa
Creator: Chikanobu, Yoshu
Date Created and/or Issued: 1884-08-02
Publication Information: Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information: The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description: The poet and renown archer Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104-1180) was able to slay a mysterious beast / nue that plagued the imperial palace, and received in gratitude from Emperor Konoe a sword, presented by the Minister of the Left Fujiwara no Yorinaga (1120-1156) while Lady Shobu looked on.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/194
Language: Japanese
Subject: Legends (folk tales)
Women
Men (male humans)
Kimonos
Fans (costume accessories)
Porches
Swords
Blinds (coverings)
Moon
Birds
Snakes
Tigers
Ukiyo-e
Print
Time Period: Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source: Woodcuts; Ink on Paper; 13 15/16 in. x 9 3/8 in. (35.4 cm x 23.81 cm); accession number 2004.1.48
Relation: Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cyw

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