Japanese Print "Revenge of the Soga Brothers (5)" by Utagawa Hiroshige II
Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige II
Title:Revenge of the Soga Brothers (5)
Date:1847/48
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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Block 5 from a book of illustrations of Sogamonogatari Zue (The Story of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers), who according to folklore on May 28, 1193, killed the man who had assassinated their father in 1175. Considered an unusual subject for the great landscapist, Hiroshige, though this block shows a scenic background
