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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Sen Taiheiki gigokuden
(Japan and Korea )
Taira Masakado (901-940), an evil usurper of the throne, charges into battle surrounded by look-alike decoys. Masakado used magic to create ghostly doubles of himself, making it difficult for his enemies to find him on the battlefield. He was finally killed by a warrior who crept into his camp at night and felt the wrists of all the sleeping Masakados until he found one with a pulse.
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Provenance
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Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2019 | Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Art of Collaboration. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
All three pieces H: 13 7/8 x W: 28 9/16 in. (35.2 x 72.6 cm); Each piece H: 13 7/8 x W: 9 11/16 in. (35.2 x 24.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.339