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Yamato Takeru no Mikoto Sets the Grass Afire with his Sword and Burns the Barbarians

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto Sets the Grass Afire with his Sword and Burns the Barbarians

Titles

本朝年暦図絵神劔薙草焼夷賊
Honchö Nenreki Zue

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Publisher Jōshūya Kinzō < Jōkin > Shōfukudō (c. 1820s~1910s)

Datec. 1847 - 1852

GeographyJapan

MediumWoodblock print (Nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (22010)

Object number22010

Portfolio/SeriesAn Illustrated History of Japan

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Asian Art: Japanese Woodblock Prints

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