Following the wonderful Facebook page, “Ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world),” I wondered if there was an ukiyoe of Kumamoto. I think this is one: apparently, it is a depiction of the Hōgen Rebellion, when various groups dissatisfied with the dominance of the Fujiwara clan sought to overthrow it (hint: they lost). Apparently, there were really big fish those days. But seriously, the painting shows the terror Japanese held of the ocean in the 12th c. - William

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https://www.touken-world-ukiyoe.jp/mushae/art0015080/