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Illustrated Handscroll of Kitano Tenjin Engi (Legends of Kitano Tenjin Shrine)
- Muromachi period, 16th century
- color on paper
- set of three handscrolls
Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings
Though the painter of each scroll differs, totally it shows an extravagant style with dark colors. The fact that the story is supplemented other than the basic content, and the manners of the people depicted show the characteristics of the late Muromachi period. This work is considered to have been made in relation with the diffusion of illustrated story books.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)
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Title/Name | Illustrated Handscroll of Kitano Tenjin Engi (Legends of Kitano Tenjin Shrine) |
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Period/Era | Muromachi period |
Century | 16c. |
Quantity | set of three handscrolls |
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Material/ Technique |
color on paper |
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Excavation Site |
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Related Place |
Kyoto Kagoshima Fukuoka |
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Collection No. |
SZK002956 |
Category | Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings |
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Last Updated |
2022/12/23 |
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Illustrated Handscroll of Kitano Tenjin Engi (Legends of Kitano Tenjin Shrine)
Illustrated Handscroll of Kitano Tenjin Engi (Legends of Kitano Tenjin Shrine)
Though the painter of each scroll differs, totally it shows an extravagant style with dark colors. The fact that the story is supplemented other than the basic content, and the manners of the people depicted show the characteristics of the late Muromachi period. This work is considered to have been made in relation with the diffusion of illustrated story books.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)