The 12th-century military leader saito sanemori was killed at the age of seventy-two in the battle of shinowara. Before the battle, having a premonition that he would not return alive, he had requested permission to wear a general's red brocade robe. He had also dyed his gray hair black in order to appear more youthful. In this print, sanemori's ghost is shown relating his story. In a small square, we see sanemori having his beard dyed. Date: 1899 (Meiji). Place of creation: Tokyo, Japan. Dimensions: height: 24.7 cm (9.7 in); width: 37.1 cm (14.6 in). Medium: pigments on mulberry paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Matsuke Heikichi - Nogaku zue - Walters 95271
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