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Title
Isami Rokichiro meets Rokuyaon Gundayu, the man who murdered his parents, number 57 from Pictures to Match the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Poems
Creator
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo
Date Created and/or Issued
1843-1846
Publication Information
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
Collection
Japanese Prints
Rights Information
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Description
From a series of 100 pictures of legendary and historical subjects suggested by verses in an anthology of poems. The artists Hiroshige, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) contributed to the series.
References: Suzuki p. 188
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and emblem at center right
Type
image
Format
Oban Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e) 14 3/16 x 9 inches
Form/Genre
Oban
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7b69p0d5
1966.24.39
Subject
Legends (folk tales); combat; anger; weapons

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