The Fever of Taira no Kiyomori, by Yoshitoshi

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The Fever of Taira no Kiyomori (Taira no Kiyomori hi no yamai no zu). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Ôban triptych, Publisher: Akiyama Buemon, Block-cutter: Shiba Sakuragawa Yamamoto (Yamamoto Shinji), Printer: Suri Tsune. Woodcut; colour printing, with blind embossing (karazuri), burnishing (shômenzuri) and mica (kirazuri). 1883. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund. Notes: While suffering from a fever, Taira no Kiyomori is confronted by a vision of hell and the ghosts of his victims.

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