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Rokuyosai Kuniyoshi jiman; Shakku
Utagawa Kuniyoshi1860
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
A beautiful woman looms behind a bearded samurai with courtier's hat crouched on one knee with his right hand about to draw his sword as he sees the reflection of a demon's face in the swirling water at his foot, the silhouette of a tall peak stands beneath a full moon with the leafy branches of a tree in the upper right corner.
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Details
- Title: Rokuyosai Kuniyoshi jiman; Shakku
- Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861)
- Date Created: 1860
- Series Title: Aspects of the 6 Lucky and Unlucky Days of the Week: Shakku
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium / Support: color woodblock print
- External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
- Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (image) 14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in. (sheet)
- Department: Asian Art
- Credit Line: Miscellaneous Asian Art Fund
- Creation Period: Edo
- Accession Number: 2006.122
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