Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason

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Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takeda KōraiLinkedCulture matchlcp-cec35dca6395

Date
1868, 1st lunar month
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
127816

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The warrior Taira Koremochi Ason probably lived between 1000 and 1100 CE but is only known through legends, including one in which the emperor asked him to travel to Mount Togakushi to kill a demon. In Kabuki adaptations of this story, he visits the mountain in autumn to enjoy the fall colors when he meets a beautiful woman offering him sake. Dozing off, he wakes up just in time to see her change into the demon and succeeds in killing her. Yoshitoshi captures the dramatic moment when Koremochi awakes; a strong wind adds to the tension of the situation. Japan, Asia

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The Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, gifts of various donors, by exchange, and gift of Edmond Freis in memory of his parents, Rose and Leon Freis

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