Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor

Tamamo no mae was the beautiful and learned concubine of the Emperor Toba. One evening during a banquet, the wind rose and the lights went out, and the emperor became ill. The court magician declared this the sorcerous work of the concubine, who fled to Nasu moor in her true, demonic shape, that of...

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Main Author: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
Format: Still Image
Language:Japanese
Published: Sasaki Toyokichi. 1891
Subjects:
folk tales
women
kimonos
grasses (plants)
birds (animals)
Ukiyo-e
white fox
Online Access:http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/cyw,345
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spelling ftclaremontcoll:oai:ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu:cyw/345 2023-05-15T18:43:31+02:00 Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts Shingata sanjurokkaisen: Nasu nohara sesshoseki no zu Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912) 1891 image/jp2 http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/cyw,345 jpn jpn Sasaki Toyokichi. Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cyw http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/cyw,345 The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 Wood-block Print; Ink on Paper; 14 in. x 9 5/16 in. (355.6 mm x 236.54 mm) folk tales women kimonos grasses (plants) birds (animals) Ukiyo-e Image 1891 ftclaremontcoll 2016-08-30T17:57:21Z Tamamo no mae was the beautiful and learned concubine of the Emperor Toba. One evening during a banquet, the wind rose and the lights went out, and the emperor became ill. The court magician declared this the sorcerous work of the concubine, who fled to Nasu moor in her true, demonic shape, that of a white fox. There she hid herself in the "death stone," which was fatal to touch, until exorcised many years later by the Buddhist priest Genno. Yoshitoshi depicts Tamano no mae on Nasu moor before her possession of the stone. She stands wrapped in heavy green and red robes in a field of tall windblown grasses before the stone. Overhead, two flying cranes frame a full moon. Still Image white fox Claremont Colleges Digital Library (CCDL)
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topic folk tales
women
kimonos
grasses (plants)
birds (animals)
Ukiyo-e
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women
kimonos
grasses (plants)
birds (animals)
Ukiyo-e
Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
topic_facet folk tales
women
kimonos
grasses (plants)
birds (animals)
Ukiyo-e
description Tamamo no mae was the beautiful and learned concubine of the Emperor Toba. One evening during a banquet, the wind rose and the lights went out, and the emperor became ill. The court magician declared this the sorcerous work of the concubine, who fled to Nasu moor in her true, demonic shape, that of a white fox. There she hid herself in the "death stone," which was fatal to touch, until exorcised many years later by the Buddhist priest Genno. Yoshitoshi depicts Tamano no mae on Nasu moor before her possession of the stone. She stands wrapped in heavy green and red robes in a field of tall windblown grasses before the stone. Overhead, two flying cranes frame a full moon.
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author Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
author_facet Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
author_sort Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka
title Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
title_short Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
title_full Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
title_fullStr Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
title_full_unstemmed Tamamo no mae standing by the Death Stone on Nasu Moor
title_sort tamamo no mae standing by the death stone on nasu moor
publisher Sasaki Toyokichi.
publishDate 1891
url http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/cyw,345
op_coverage Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
genre white fox
genre_facet white fox
op_source Wood-block Print; Ink on Paper; 14 in. x 9 5/16 in. (355.6 mm x 236.54 mm)
op_relation Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cyw
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/cyw,345
op_rights The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
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