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This powerful composition depicts the legend of Benkei displaying his sheer brute strength by dragging the bell from the Mii temple to Mount Hiei, Kyoto, watched by the young Yoshitsune in the background.
As a result of his defeat at Gojo Bridge in Kyoto (see lot 10), Saito Musashibo Benkei (ca.1155-89) became a loyal retainer of Minomoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), and is beloved and revered in Japan for his sense of honour and unwavering loyalty to Yoshitsune.
Another impression of this design is in the collection of the British Museum, see www.britishmuseum.org museum number 2008,3037.20508. See also T. Clark, Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection, (Royal Academy of Arts, 2009), cat. 24, p. 71
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As a result of his defeat at Gojo Bridge in Kyoto (see lot 10), Saito Musashibo Benkei (ca.1155-89) became a loyal retainer of Minomoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), and is beloved and revered in Japan for his sense of honour and unwavering loyalty to Yoshitsune.
Another impression of this design is in the collection of the British Museum, see www.britishmuseum.org museum number 2008,3037.20508. See also T. Clark, Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection, (Royal Academy of Arts, 2009), cat. 24, p. 71
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Benkei Playfully Dragging the Bell of Mii Temple up Mount Hiei
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