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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Tametomo and the inhabitants of Onigashima Island, a hanging scroll painting. In 1811 the publisher Hirabayashi Shôgorô commissioned this painting from Hokusai to celebrate the completion of the best-selling serial novel Chinsetsu yumihari-zuki ('Strange Tales of the Bow Moon'). Minamoto no Tametomo was a real-life warrior renowned for his bowmanship. This scene, from Bakin's fictionalized account of his exploits, shows three inhabitants of the island of Onigashima all trying in vain to pull his bowstring, while the young hero nonchalantly steadies the bow with one hand.
Height: 549 mm Width: 821 mm
Object reg. no: AC.1881,1210,0.1747.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART180895
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4795px × 3639px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Archery
Bow, Weapon
Edo period, Japanese (1615-1867)
Painting, Medium
Samurai
Scroll
Warrior