Scenes related to the defeat of the Taira at the battle of Dannoura: PD.284-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scenes related to the defeat of the Taira at the battle of Dannoura
The artist's dream

Maker(s)

Kyôsai, Kawanabe

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Description

Amidst various scenes of jugglers, spinning-tops, mechanical models and puppets are depicted figures associated with the battle of Dannoura (Yashima) in 1185. In the distance on the right is Nasu no Yoichu. He rides into the waves and shoots down the fan that had been attached to a mast of the Taira ship as a challenge to his master, Minamoto no Yoshitsune; the fan belonged to the child Emperor Antoku whose father's spirit it was said to contain. To the left of this stands Taira no Tomomori (1152-97), a famous general of the Taira clan who committed suicide after the battle by jumping into the sea tied to an achor. In the centre, balanced on a toiwer of artifacts (including the anchor), is Antoku, who was also drowned when his grandmother jumped from the Taira ship while holding him in her arms. On the left is the invincible Earth Spider (tsuichigumo), a creature capable of spinning threads strong enough to entangle man or beast.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1860 CE - Circa 1870 CE

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Brush : Black ink with red ink squaring

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.284-1991
Primary reference Number: 125921
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 September 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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