Szene aus der Geschichte "Die Blutrache bei Iga"

Scene from The Tale “The Blood Feud at Iga”, ca. 1847

ArtistKunisada, Tōkyō 1786–1865 Tōkyō

Publishing houseEikyūdō Yamamotoya Heikichi

Colour woodcut

Sheet dimensions (1)36,3 x 25,9 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThe woodcut print by the Japanese artist Utagawa Kunisada depicts a famous revenge campaign. In 1630, Kawai Matagorō killed a popular member of the Ikeda clan. On his deathbed, the lord of the clan called upon the brother of the murdered man,Watanabe Kazuma, to carry out revenge. When Kazuma learned where the guilty man was hiding, he planned an ambush. Kunisada shows the climax of the attack: Matagorō falls from his horse and is beheaded by Kazuma. In the culture of the time, blood revenge was seen as a legitimate means to restore justice and honor.

AccessionGift Dr. Hans Lühdorf 1962

Provenance[...]; 1962 erworben durch Schenkung von Dr. Hans Lühdorf (Düsseldorf 1910 - 1983 Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf

Inventory numberJ 1963-80 (56)

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Scene from The Tale “The Blood Feud at Iga”, ca. 1847

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