Japanese Print "Archer and Cherry Blossoms" by Migita Toshihide

Artist:Migita Toshihide

Title:Archer and Cherry Blossoms

Date:Ca. 1895.

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Description:

General Minamoto no Hachiman Taro Yoshiie (1041 - 1108), a renowned archer, on horse back at the Nakoso barrier. There he wrote his famous poem "I thought this gusty barrier was a mere name, but why do the wild cherry blossoms so cover the path?".

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