Brilliant Oyashima (Eight Great Islands)

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Yokoyama Taikan

  • Showa period, 1941
  • color on paper
  • handscroll

Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings

Scenery of lands related to the Imperial Household expand throughout the long and wide painting. The scenery proceeds from Kyushu, Kinki and Tokai regions, to the Imperial Palace towards Mt. Fuji. It is a grand pictorial scroll depicting the creation of Oyashima (the old name of Japan) and the history of the Imperial Household.(「Between Seas and Mountains 」2020)

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Title/Name Brilliant Oyashima (Eight Great Islands)
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Name
Artist/
Creator
Yokoyama Taikan
Period/Era Showa period
Century
Quantity handscroll
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Technique
color on paper
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Origin
Excavation
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Place
Ibaraki Tokyo Miyazaki Shimane Nara Kyoto Tokyo
Provenance
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No.
SZK000152
Category PaintingsJapanese / Asian Paintings
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2023/03/14

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Brilliant Oyashima (Eight Great Islands)

Brilliant Oyashima (Eight Great Islands)

Scenery of lands related to the Imperial Household expand throughout the long and wide painting. The scenery proceeds from Kyushu, Kinki and Tokai regions, to the Imperial Palace towards Mt. Fuji. It is a grand pictorial scroll depicting the creation of Oyashima (the old name of Japan) and the history of the Imperial Household.(「Between Seas and Mountains 」2020)