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Illustrated Handscrolls of the Tale of Shuten Doji
- Edo period, 17th century
- color on paper
- set of five handscrolls
Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings
The pictorial scroll depicts the popular story of Minamoto no Yorimitsu killing the ogres living in Ibukiyama. Magnificent sketches of gold and silver paint in the story part, and the gold ground applied by gold paint and gold foil throughout the unique illustration part with beautiful colors and carefully depicted details make this work one of the superior pictorial scrolls of the early modern era. （「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 Handscrolls of the Tale of Shuten Doji |
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| Artist/ Creator |
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| Period/Era | Edo period |
| Century | 17c. |
| Quantity | set of five handscrolls |
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| Material/ Technique |
color on paper |
| Signature/ Inscriptions |
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| Country/ Origin |
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| Excavation Site |
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| Related Place |
Shiga Tottori |
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| Collection No. |
SZK000716 |
| Category | Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings |
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| Permalink |
https://shozokan.nich.go.jp/en/collection/object/SZK000716
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| Last Updated |
2023/03/14 |
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Illustrated Handscrolls of the Tale of Shuten Doji
Illustrated Handscrolls of the Tale of Shuten Doji
The pictorial scroll depicts the popular story of Minamoto no Yorimitsu killing the ogres living in Ibukiyama. Magnificent sketches of gold and silver paint in the story part, and the gold ground applied by gold paint and gold foil throughout the unique illustration part with beautiful colors and carefully depicted details make this work one of the superior pictorial scrolls of the early modern era. （「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003）