About this artwork
This print depicts the ghost of Tamichi, a 4th-century hero who had been buried near Japan’s northern frontier. During a raid tribes tried to loot his tomb, only to find that it was protected by a giant poisonous snake.
Known for his prints of historical figures, wars, legends, and social customs, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi is often considered the last master of ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world), a Japanese art style that flourished from the 17th to the 19th centuries. He produced his first signed print when he was 14 and became an independent artist at age 20.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Artist
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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Title
- General Tamichi, from the series A Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals
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Place
- Japan (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1880
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Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
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Dimensions
- 35.5 × 23.4 cm (14 × 9 3/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Gerald Gidwitz
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Reference Number
- 1984.5
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/102077/manifest.json