Kiyomori
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(Tokyo, Japan, 1786 - 1865)
Date1847-1852
Mediumcolour woodcut on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsOverall: Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 24.4 cm
Frame: Height: 65.1 cm, Width: 50.1 cm
Frame: Height: 65.1 cm, Width: 50.1 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1967 by Norman J J Walker.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006371
About MeThe seated warrior is Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181) who held supremacy over the land as a regent of the Emperor. The print depicts the prosperity of Kiyomori's life and love affairs. The Japanese text in the top right tells a story of how Kiyomori fell in love with two courtesans, called Gioh and Ginyo, but soon after he flirted with a young dancer, devastating the courtesans, who then joined a nunnery.
Signature on the bottom right: Kachorou Toyokuni
Censor's seal: Muramatsu and Fukushima
Artist information: see ABDAG007466
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What do you think of the outfits in this image? Would you try on clothing from the Heian period of Japanese history?
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
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