triptych print

The Emperor Konoe (1139-1155) had become ill due to a strange presence heralded by a black cloud over the palace. The warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa was sent to investigate it and discovered a peculiar creature, called a nue. Here he stands on the right dressed in court robes having wounded the nue with an arrow. He holds a torch so that Ii no Hayata, in armour, can dispatch it. On a veranda is the court lady Ayame no Mae, whose hand in marriage Minamoto no Yorimasa will earn from the Emperor for ridding the capital of this mysterious menace. This story is also depicted on the netsuke EA2001.114.

Details

Artist/maker

Utagawa Kunisada (1823 - 1880) (designer)
Associated people

Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106 - 1180) (subject)

Ayame no Mae (active 12th century) (subject)

Ii no Hayata (active Late Heian Period (AD 901 - 1185)) (subject)

Yamaguchiya Tōbei (active c. 1805 - 1895) (publisher)
Object type

triptych print
No. of items

3
Museum location

refer to individual records
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1983.37