Picture of Taira no Tadamori Capturing the Priest of Midō Temple
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 13 5/8 × 28 1/8 in. (34.61 × 71.44 cm) (sight, vertical ōban triptych)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
The warrior Taira Tadamori (1096–1153) was serving the retired emperor Shirakawa (1053–1129) when, one rainy night, they set out to visit a favorite concubine in the Gion district of Kyoto. On the way, a ghost-like figure appeared among the trees of a shrine. Tadamori went to subdue the beast but discovered that in fact it was an old priest with a small torch and a pot of oil, replenishing the lanterns. The emperor rewarded Tadamori's courage by granting him his concubine.