Japanischer Druck "Ushiwakamaru Learns Martial Arts from Sōjōbō" von Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Künstler:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Titel:Ushiwakamaru Learns Martial Arts from Sōjōbō
Datum:12th month 1865
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Quelle:Worcester Art Museum
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The youngest son of Yoshitomo and Tokiwa-Gozen, had the childhood name Ushiwaka(maru) or "Young Ox." At age six, he was sent to the monastery Kurama-dera north of Kyoto by Taira Kiyomori-the warrior who had ordered the death of Ushiwaka's father's and had taken Ushiwaka's mother as mistress. Expected to serve as a page to the abbot, Ushiwaka was more interested in becoming a samurai and to restore the honor of the Minamoto-clan. He therefore slipped out of the monastery at night to improve his swordsmanship in Sojo-ga-tani Ravine on Mount Kurama. According to legend, Ushiwaka's progress was facilitated and s
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