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![Yashima Dannoura kaitei no zu 八嶋壇浦海底之図 [A Picture of the Bottom of the Sea at Yashima and Dannoura]](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ci/AL18g_SF3vHu3R4AhLyWDblq3vPNFR2z1_tiRnyeceTtp3v0-tgoT461Y3eoavOdVrD3K6GBsaFMhv4)
Yashima Dannoura kaitei no zu 八嶋壇浦海底之図 [A Picture of the Bottom of the Sea at Yashima and Dannoura]
Utagawa Yoshitsuya 歌川芳艶 (1822-1866)Mid-19th century ukiyo-e. Later reprint as a concertina book
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge, United Kingdom
From [Bakumatsu nishikiejō] [幕末錦絵帖] [Folding book of brocade pictures from the Bakumatsu period (ca. 1853-1867)]
This three-panelled woodblock print shows an imagined scene below two sites of famous sea battles in 1185: Yashima and Dannoura. A dragon swims by the child Emperor Antoku (1178-1185) and the defeated Taira warriors, including Taira no Tomomori (1152-1185).
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- Title: Yashima Dannoura kaitei no zu 八嶋壇浦海底之図 [A Picture of the Bottom of the Sea at Yashima and Dannoura]
- Creator: Utagawa Yoshitsuya 歌川芳艶 (1822-1866)
- Date Created: Mid-19th century ukiyo-e. Later reprint as a concertina book
- Location Created: Japan
- Type: Concertina book
- Rights: Cambridge University Library
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