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Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — Japanese Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper, October 1878

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata

by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Meiji/Taishō Prints Ukiyo-e

Figures Mythology

Date:: October 1878
Medium:: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Format:: Oban
Dimensions:: 36 × 24.8 cm
Source:: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

Scarce or exceptional Yoshitoshi composition in fine condition: $1,500–$8,000
Good condition print: $400–$1,500
Later impression or common subject: $200–$600

Description

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata appear in this October 1878 print in the celebrated scene of Yorimasa's slaying of the nue—a chimeric monster that had been terrorizing the Imperial Palace with its eerie cries. Minamoto no Yorimasa, a warrior-poet of the late Heian period, shot the creature from the sky while his retainer I no Hayata stabbed it as it fell. Yoshitoshi depicts the moment with atmospheric night-sky composition, the monster's fall illuminated against the darkness.

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Shunkan Watching Enviously from Kikai Island as Yasuyori Returns to the Capitol after Being Unexpectedly Pardoned (Shunkan sozu Kikaigashima ni oite tamatama Yasuyori no shamen senbo kito no zu) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shunkan Watching Enviously from Kikai Island as Yasuyori Returns to the Capitol after Being Unexpectedly Pardoned (Shunkan sozu Kikaigashima ni oite tamatama Yasuyori no shamen senbo kito no zu)

Looking as if She Wants to Go for a Walk: The Fashion of a Married Woman of the Meiji Era (Yūho ga shitasō, Meiji nenkan saikun no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Appearances of Fashion (Fūzoku sanjūni sō) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Looking as if She Wants to Go for a Walk: The Fashion of a Married Woman of the Meiji Era (Yūho ga shitasō, Meiji nenkan saikun no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Appearances of Fashion (Fūzoku sanjūni sō)

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)"

1888

Color woodblock print; oban

Four PM, from the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Four PM, from the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi"

n.d.

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Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

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Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Kihei Sasajima

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Frequently Asked Questions

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in October 1878.

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata depicts figures, mythology, and warriors.

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata measures 36 × 24.8 cm (Oban format).