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Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki
The is a mid-13th century (Japanese picture scroll) inspired by the private diary () of Murasaki Shikibu, lady-in-waiting at the 10th–11th century Heian court and author of '' The Tale of Genji''. This belongs to the classical style of Japanese painting known as , and revives the iconography of the Heian period. Today there remain four paper scrolls of the in varying condition, and stored in different collections: Hachisuka, Matsudaira, Hinohara scrolls (Tokyo), and Fujita scroll (Fujita Art Museum, Osaka). Of the extant scrolls, the first relates the celebrations on occasion of the birth of prince Atsunari (Atsuhira, later Emperor Go-Ichijō) in 1008 and the last those of the birth of Prince Atsunaga (later Emperor Go-Suzaku) in 1009. This difference in time indicates that the original most likely consisted of more scrolls than exist today. Description records the daily life of the Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer, Lady Murasaki Shikibu, author of '' The Tale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emakimono
or is an illustrated horizontal narration system of painted handscrolls that dates back to Nara-period (710–794 CE) Japan. Initially copying their much older Chinese counterparts in style, during the succeeding Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura periods (1185–1333), Japanese developed their own distinct style. The term therefore refers only to Japanese painted narrative scrolls. As in the Chinese and Korean scrolls, combine calligraphy and illustrations and are painted, drawn or stamped on long rolls of paper or silk sometimes measuring several metres. The reader unwinds each scroll little by little, revealing the story as seen fit. are therefore a narrative genre similar to the book, developing romantic or epic stories, or illustrating religious texts and legends. Fully anchored in the style, these Japanese works are above all an everyday art, centered on the human being and the sensations conveyed by the artist. Although the very first 8th-century were copies of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
