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Book/Printed Material Yoshitsune Leaving for Oshu Province.

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Title

  • Yoshitsune Leaving for Oshu Province.

Summary

  • This picture scroll illustrates the story of Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-89), a military commander at the end of the 12th century, and his legendary retainer Benkei (?-1189). Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-99) became suspicions of his younger brother's ambition after Yoshitsune achieved a series of military successes. Yorimoto had Yoshitsune expelled from Kyoto. Yoshitsune sought the protection of the Fujiwara family in Hiraizume, Oshū province, but in the end was hounded to death and forced to commit suicide by his powerful brother. The tragic story of Yoshitsune and Benkei has been popular in Japan and used in novels and dramas since the Muromachi period (1336-1573).

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1500 to 1599]

Headings

  • -  Japan
  • -  1150 to 1199
  • -  Minamoto, Yoshitsune, 1159-1189
  • -  Muromachi period, 1336-1573
  • -  Picture scroll

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 scroll, 29.6 centimeters in length.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667408

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Yoshitsune Leaving for Oshu Province. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1599, 1500] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667408/.

APA citation style:

(1500) Yoshitsune Leaving for Oshu Province. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1599] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667408/.

MLA citation style:

Yoshitsune Leaving for Oshu Province. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1599, 1500] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667408/>.