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Komatsu Shigemori, an example from The Tale of Heiki
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Komatsu Shigemori, an example from The Tale of Heiki

Yashima Gakutei · 1820 - 1825 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a niche (tokonoma) sits Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181) among books; in front of him sits his son Shigemori (1138-1179). The son was more loyal to the emperor than his own father. The Tale of Heiki tells of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto families. With one poem.

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Credit lineKomatsu Shigemori, een voorbeeld uit het Verhaal van Heiki. 1820 - 1825. Yashima Gakutei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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