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The Emperor's Attendance at the Horse Race: Episode from the Tale of Eiga (Eiga Monogatari)

c. 1200

Japan, Kamakura period

(1185–1333)
Medium
handscroll; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Image: 32.4 x 36.7 cm (12 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.); Overall: 35.5 x 339.5 cm (14 x 133 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of Helen Leisy 1976.164
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented ink and color painting on weathered brownish paper depicts three vertical columns of black Japanese calligraphy on our left. To our right, a dense group of approximately twenty people with light skin tones gather. They wear muted red, blue, and yellow robes while sitting or standing, their features defined by thin ink lines. Cracks and wear texture the surface, while faint architectural lines appear in the upper background.

The Emperor's Attendance at the Horse Race: Episode from the Tale of Eiga (Eiga Monogatari)

c. 1200

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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