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79 Tale of Obusuma Saburô what must have been a longer tale, and
handscroll; ink and color on paper even the scroll shown here is missing one
28.8 x 1123.5 ( 113 8 x 2 section of painting.
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Kamakura period, late 13th century Jiro, the elder brother was an aesthete
Tokyo National Muséum who pursued music and poetry and sought
Important Cultural Property the amenities of a life of artistic accom-
plishment (bun) modeled after the artisto-
This illustrated tale is about two warriors, cratic way of life pursued in Kyoto. He
Yoshimi Jiro and Obusuma Saburô, both took a wife, a former lady-in-waiting at
sons of a powerful daimyo in Musashi court, who bore a daughter, Jihi (Compas-
Province in the east (parts of present-day sion). Jihi grew into a stunningly beautiful
Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa prefec- young woman, and her reputation spread
tures). The alternating sections of text and far and wide, resulting in offers of mar-
pictures that survive tell only a portion of
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