/internal/media/dispatcher/940528/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEmperor Jinmu (Jinmu Tennō) and His Men Follow the Miraculous Bird1891 (Meiji 24), MarchAdachi GinkōAkiyama BuemonHorikō TokunosukeVertical ōban triptych; 35.6 x 71.6 cm (14 x 28 3/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Curtis66.17-90Triptych: 66.17 (left), 66.18 (center), 66.19 (right)
The full title reads:
When Emperor Jinmu was subduing the barbarians of the east, he wanted to go to Naka-tsu-kuni, but the mountains were steep and there was no clear route; then the retainer Hi no Omi no Mikoto (Lord Sun) saw a miraculous bird in flight and they followed it to Shimo-tsu-agata in Uda, and so the emperor ordered that the retainer’s name be changed to Michi no Omi no Mikoto (Lord Pathfinder). From the Nihongi, recorded by the artist. (Jinmu Tennō tōi seibatsu no ori Naka-tsu-kuni ni omomukan to hossu sanchū kenzetsu shite yukubeki michi nashi toki ni reichō o tobisaru o mite Hi no Omi no Mikoto kore o ōte tsui ni Uda no Shimo-tsu-agata ni itaru yotte omi o choku shite aratamete Michi no Omi no Mikoto to iu. Migi Nihongi, gasha ki.)Prints35.600000000049111401