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Sword Fight between Ohatsu [left] and the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji [right]

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900) (Artist)

Iseya Rihei (Publisher)

1867 (late Edo)

ink and color on mulberry paper
(Japan and Korea )

The sword fight featured in this print comes at the dramatic conclusion to a play that explores the nature of loyalty and honor among the women who serve the daughter of the Shogun Yoritomo. The evil Iwafuji raises her sword, at right, to kill the faithful Ohatsu, who has discovered Iwafuji's plot to kill the shogun. Ohatsu parries with an umbrella and eventually kills Iwafuji.

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[Signature] Kunichika hitsu

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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.

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Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

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Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990

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Not on view

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95.342

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Sword Fight between Ohatsu [left] and the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji [right]

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Sword Fight between Ohatsu [left] and the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji [right]

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Provenance Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Exhibitions

Geographies

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Location in Museum

Accession Number In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

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Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.**

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.