Japanese Fan Painting #2 of "Heike Monogatari", 17th C
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1700: Item # 1276865
Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1700: Item # 1276865
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A small fan painting by an anonymous painter of the Tosa School in ink, colors and gold on paper. Mounted on goldfleck paper. Depicting a battle scene of the "Tale of the Heike", an epic account of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century. This fan painting probably belongs to the same set of illustrations of the "Heike Monogatari" in the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin. Condition: slightly browned, some pigments rubbed. Dimension: 24.4 cm wide.