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Minamoto no Yoshitsune Encounters the Ghost of Taira no Tomomori.
Utagawa Yoshikazu
The Battle of Dannoura in 1185 was the final confrontation between the forces of the Taira and Minamoto families. Led by the young warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the naval battle ended in a decisive victory for the Minamoto. The opposing leader, Taira no Tomomori (1151-1185) committed suicide and his several thousand men were drowned, along with the child emperor Antoku. Later dramatizations and narratives, beginning with The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari) became widely familiar, and the historical story was embellished by legends like the one illustrated here. In this triptych, the Taira ghosts rise in the foreground among turbulent waves. Tomomori raises his sword as he awaits the approach of Yoshitsune's ship. The eerie scene is rendered in somber tones of blue and black. The influence of Kuniyoshi, the preeminent designer of warrior prints, can be seen in the dynamic renderings of the waves and in the fierce expressions of the warriors.