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Sword Fight between Ohatsu [left] and the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji [right]
(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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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 (Edo) (Place of Origin)
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.
95.342