Triptych: Izu no Oshima yori Fujisan enken no zu

Description Tametomo, seen here on horseback, was one of the legendary heroes of the clan wars of the 12th century. Seven feet tall and phenomenally strong, when he was at last captured the sinews of his bow arm were cut, and he was deposited on the island of Oshima. There on the beach, together with local inhabitants and some of his followers, he views a distant Mt. Fuji.

Provenance C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.

Inscriptions [Signature] Gyokuran Sadahide ga

Credit Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991