Kumasaka no Chōhan, the ghost of an outlaw priest, strikes a dramatic pose in the Nō play ‘Kumasaka’. He is dressed in elaborate robes, the trousers decorated with thunderbolts and the upper robe with the comma design associated with Raiden, the god of thunder.
Kumasaka was killed when he attacked the retinue accompanying the young Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who had studied martial arts with the tengu demons.
Details
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Artist/maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) (designer)Yamamoto (active c. 1887) (block cutter) -
Associated people
Akiyama Buemon (active c. 1882 - 1920s) (publisher)Kumasaka no Chōhan (active 12th century) (subject) -
Object type
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No. of items
1
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1971.176
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tengu
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