Genji Monogatari Emaki

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Painting · c. 1130 · Kyoto · Asia

Oldest surviving illustrated Genji; set the canon of the 'blown-off roof' view

Genji Monogatari Emaki — Imperial court in Kyoto. The handscroll had been said to be painted… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Yamato-e, Heian Japanese painting — Japanese stories on long scrolls: a view from above through removed roofs, mood in dense colour
Century: 12th century

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