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Dogi taikoki
(Japan and Korea )
An annual festival at Uji commemorates the famous battle at Dan-no-ura in 1185. Thousands of fireflies are released from cages. They represent the spirits of the dead Taira and Minamoto warriors. This print is number 14 in Hironobu's series "Dogi Taikoki" ("Record of Great Events").
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Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25.8 x 18.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
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.
95.81