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「待賢門夜討合戦図」
Night Attack on the Taiken Gate (Taikenmon youchi kassen zu)
「待賢門夜討合戦図」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 11.7 x 17 cm (4 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession NumberRES.54.103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe Taiken Gate was the eastern gate of the imperial palace in Kyoto and was the site of a battle in the 12th month of 1159, during the Heiji Rebellion.
Signed
Utagawa Toyoharu ga
歌川豊春画
歌川豊春画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)