Sujet
Ibaraki, c. 1840. Creator: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891).
Légende
Ibaraki, c. 1840. In 1840 Shibata Zeshin was commissioned by an association of sugar wholesalers to paint an ema, a votive tablet, to be dedicated to the Shinto shrine Oji Inari in the city of Edo (now Tokyo). This sketch is thought to be a preparatory drawing for the tablet. It depicts the demon Ibaraki, who resided in the Rashomon Gate, the southern gate of Heian-kyo (now Kyoto), rescuing its arm from the warrior Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021). Yorimitsu had ordered it cut off by Watanabe no Tsuna (953-1025). Having disguised itself as Yorimitsu?s aunt to gain access to its severed limb, Ibaraki is in the midst of transforming back into demon form.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F87_334
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
106,2Mo (7,9Mo) / 53,0cm x 50,2cm / 6258 x 5931 (300dpi)