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Display Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Display Title: Tokiwa and her children escaping in the snow Translation(s): Tokiwa Gosen Series Title: Lives of Wise and Virtuous Women Suite Name: Kenjo reppuden Creation Date: 1841-1842 Medium: Woodblock Height: 13 3/4 in. Width: 9 7/8 in. Display Dimensions: 13 3/4 in. x 9 7/8 in. (34.93 cm x 25.08 cm) Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett Label Copy: "During the civil conflict of 1159, known as the Heiji Rebellion, the father of Yoshitsunewho was to grow into one of Japans most celebrated samurai heroeswas killed. In the wake of this tragedy, the boys mother escaped with him and his two brothers to the mountains in the midst of a snowstorm. In this heartrending scene, the artist Kuniyoshi conveys the womans strength and maternal tenderness as she leans against the wind. The tiny shoes of the toddlers she protects are visible under her cloak. One of the boys would grow to become the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate; and the other, Yoshitsune, would famously defend the honor of the Minamoto clan." Label Copy (Spanish): "Durante el conflicto civil de 1159 conocido como la Rebelin Heiji, fue asesinado el padre de Yoshitune, quien sera uno de los hroes samuris ms famosos. Siguiendo esta tragedia, la madre del nio escap con l y sus dos hermanos hacia las montaas en medio de una nevada.En esta escena desgarradora, el artista Kuniyoshi transmite la fuerza de la mujer y su ternura maternal mientras se inclina contra el viento. Los pequeos zapatos de los nios que protege pueden verse bajo su capa. Uno de los nios se convertira en el fundador del Shogunato de Kamakura y el otro, Yoshitune, famosamente defendera el honor del clan de Minamoto. "