The Giant Ogre Shutendoji at Mount Oeyama
Print
1858 (printed)
1858 (printed)
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Woodblock print triptych. Three sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Colour print illustrating a well-known legendary episode in which the hero Minamoto Yorimitsu, also known as Raiko, accompanied by his four retainers, slays the giant ogre Shutendoji at his mountainous lair on Oeyama. Signed 'Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga', with publisher's seal, engraver's seal (Horikane), censor's seal.
Object details
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| Title | The Giant Ogre Shutendoji at Mount Oeyama (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'Ogre Shutendoji being slain by Minamoto Yorimitsu' by Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866), Japan, 1858. |
| Physical description | Woodblock print triptych. Three sheets in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Colour print illustrating a well-known legendary episode in which the hero Minamoto Yorimitsu, also known as Raiko, accompanied by his four retainers, slays the giant ogre Shutendoji at his mountainous lair on Oeyama. Signed 'Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga', with publisher's seal, engraver's seal (Horikane), censor's seal. |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.14254-1886 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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