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Kingdoms period (220–280), the
handscroll became a
standard format for paintings. New
styles were
developed over time.
Handscrolls were
introduced to ****an...
- Nine
Dragons (九龍圖卷; Jiǔlóngtú juǎn) is a
handscroll painting by
Chinese artist Chen Rong.
Painted in 1244, it
depicts the
apparitions of
dragons soaring...
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woodblock print format.
While rare,
there are also
extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e.
Translated literally, the ****anese word shunga...
- 12th-century
illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji, a
National Treasure...
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pictures are
often on
scrolls that can be hung on a wall (kakemono),
handscrolls (emakimono) that are read from
right to left, or on a
folding screen...
- The Jigoku-zoshi ("
Handscrolls of
Buddhist ****") is a late 12th-century ****anese
scroll (emakimono, 絵巻物),
depicting the 8
great **** and the 16 lesser...
- pla**** in the
presence of the shōgun.
Detail from a ****anese
illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji.
Heian period, 12th
century CE. A
Korean couple playing...
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Mountings for
Chinese paintings can be
divided into a few types, such as
handscrolls,
hanging scrolls,
album leaves, and
screens amongst others. In the hanging...
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painting of
Minamoto no Yoritomo,
first Shogun of ****an, (14th
century AD)
Handscroll silk
painting called 'Fascination of Nature' by Xie
Chufang depicting...
- The
motif of the
scene was
taken from the 12th
century illuminated handscrolls of the
novel kept at the
Tokugawa Art
Museum in Nagoya. The
image of...
