The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari) is a story of two brothers, Jūrō and Gōrō, who for eighteen years plotted and planned revenge for the wrongful death of their father. The story focuses on the conflict between the authority of the Shogun and the brothers’ loyalty to their father, highlighting the clash between their heroic vendetta and the feudal system that condemns them. The story was extremely popular in Edo period (1615-1868) Japan.
- Titles The Soga Brothers meet Ninomiya no Yoshizane, The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari), Book 7.7 (Proper)
- Artist Sumiyoshi Gukei, Japanese, 1631 - 1705
- Medium ink, color and gold on paper
- Dimensions 9 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (23.2 x 16.5 cm)
- Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dorothy and Harold Meyerman, AFI.9.2012
- Work Type painting, album leaf
- Classification Paintings
- Provenance With Sondra Milne Henderson, London; 1993 purchase by Dorothy and Harold Meyerman; 2012 gift to the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art