Burning of Sanjo Palace exemplars.
Siege of the Sanjō Palace.
These volumes are based on earlier fictionalized accounts of the Hōgen Insurrection of 1156 and the Heiji Insurrection of 1159, both of which are centred on power struggles within the palace in Kyoto. The tales were already being circulated by itinerant chanters (biwa hōshi) by the early Kamakura pe...
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Burning of Sanjo Palace [electronic resource] exemplars. |
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| Alternative titles: |
Siege of the Sanjō Palace. |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Early-17th century.
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SOAS Digital Library.
Artefacts from SOAS Collections. East Asia. Japan Collecton. |
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Electronic Resource Click here to view record |
| Summary: |
These volumes are based on earlier fictionalized accounts of the Hōgen Insurrection of 1156 and the Heiji Insurrection of 1159, both of which are centred on power struggles within the palace in Kyoto. The tales were already being circulated by itinerant chanters (biwa hōshi) by the early Kamakura period (1185-1333) and remained popular through the centuries. The illustrations are in the style of so-called Nara ehon (Nara picture books), popular in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which are noted for their bold and brightly coloured illustrations - a simplified form of earlier Tosa court painting. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Language: | Japanese |
| Published: |
Early-17th century.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
Artefacts from SOAS Collections. East Asia. Japan Collecton. |
| Place of Publication: |
Japan -- Kyōto -- Kyoto. |