Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scene from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scene from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scene from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Scene from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)

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Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵),

17th century

Tosa School (Tosa-ha 土佐派), style of
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1943-7 a-h

Information

Title
Scenes from the Tales of the Heike (Heike monogatari 平家物語絵)
Dates

17th century

Maker
Tosa School (Tosa-ha 土佐派) , style of
Medium
Colors and gold on brown paper
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
y1943-7 a-h
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Tosa School, Edo (Japanese period)
Type
paintings
Materials
paper (fiber product), elements
Subject
folk tales, figures (representations)

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