Yorimasa Minamoto about to Commit Seppuku
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1798 - 1861)
Date1843 - 1846
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut; coloured inks
DimensionsOverall (sheet;image: 24.1 x 22.4): 24.4 x 23.3 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. William Hepler
Object number1992.039.004
DescriptionOgura Nazorae Hyakunin Issu (Ogura Imitation of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) No. 8 Poem by Kisen Hoshi, "My lowly hut is Southeast from the capital. The world men have named a "Mount of Gloom." (lower cartouche) Minamoto Yorimasa commits seppuku suicide after he wrote his last poem on an ogi-fan.Status
Not on view
Ando Hiroshige
