Tag: Handscroll
Onna-e vs Otoko-e: Paintings Mirror Society During the Kamakura Period
The Heian and Kamakura Periods of Japanese history, lasting from 794 CE to 1186 CE (the Heian Period) and from…
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Mono no aware of Japanese Paintings
Abstract This project was inspired by Yasunari Kawabata’s speech at the Nobel Prize for Literature, in which he spoke at…
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Tale of a Strange Marriage
Title: Tale of a Strange Marriage Creator: Ukita Ikkei Medium: Ink and Color Culture: Japan Dimensions: 11.75in x 25.5ft Time:…
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Tale of Strange Marriage (Konkai Zoshi)
Title: Tale of Strange Marriage (Konkai Zoshi) Artist: Ukita Ikkei Date: ca. 1858 Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art Culture: Japanese, Edo Period (1615 –…
