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| Keywords: Yamamotoya Heikichi, Eikyudo - Seisho nana i-ro-ha - Walters 95130.jpg The actors Nakamura Fukusuke I and Iwai Kumesaburō III from left as Ota Tarō and Takiyasha-hime The wicked Princess Takiyasha is shown in this print invoking toad magic in her attempt to overcome her enemy the hero Mitsukuni According to legend Princess Takiyasha was the daughter of Taira no Masakado an evil magician and unsuccessful usurper of the throne who died in the year 940 After her father's death Takiyasha encountered Nikushisen the spirit of a toad whose witchcraft abetted her in fomenting a rebellion However the emperor's defender Mitsukuni courageously withstood the power of Takiyasha's magic thus quelling her ambitions 1856-08 late Edo pigments mulberry paper cm 35 5 25 2 accession number 95 130 40117 Justine Lewis Keidel date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel 1986 Signature Toyokuni ga place of origin Japan 006-0837 Walters Art Museum license 2D Japanese prints in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Utagawa Kunisada | ||||
