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Fuji susano Soga kyodai hommo togeru zu
(Japan and Korea )
After slaying the murderer of their father in his tent, the Soga brothers attempt to escape from the shogun's hunting camp. But an alarm is given and the brothers must fight for their lives. In heavy rainfall Soga Goro (center) fights against all odds. Soga Jiro (right) is about to be killed by the shoguns retainer Tadatsune.
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Provenance
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C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 36 x W: 73 in. (91.44 x 185.42 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991
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.
95.518