The Warrior Asahina Yoshihide Lifting a Puppet of a Courtesan on a Go Board
701
76.0cm x 20.0cm
Torii Kiyoshige (? – ?)
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This bizarre but intriguing ukiyo-e painting shows the famous medieval warrior Asahina Yoshihide balancing a puppet of an early Edo-period courtesan on a thick wooden go game board. A young female attendant holds one of Asahina’s hairy legs steady while he performs this muscular act of derring-do. A retainer of the Minamoto clan who fought with family members in a revolt against Hōjō shogunal regents in 1213, Asahina was a historical figure of note. But he is better remembered through literary accounts as the son of the female warrior Tomoe Gozen and through his regular representation in kabuki plays as a warrior of superhuman strength. Asahina’s crest was a crane motif, as seen here, but if the scene is based on theater, the kabuki play that inspired it has yet to be discovered.
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- शीर्षक: The Warrior Asahina Yoshihide Lifting a Puppet of a Courtesan on a Go Board
- कलाकार: Torii Kiyoshige
- वर्ष: 701
- मूल आकार: 76.0cm x 20.0cm
- प्रारूप: Portrait
- कॉपीराइट की स्थिति: कॉपीराइट के अधीन
- रंग की रंगत: Golden Yellow Range
- रंगों की तीव्रता: Balanced