Burning of Sanjo Palace
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Material Information

Title:
Burning of Sanjo Palace exemplars
Series Title:
Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS
Added title page title:
Siege of the Sanjō Palace
Donor:
Ex-collection Mrs. J.J. O’Brien-Sexton; SOAS purchase 1941.
Place of Publication:
Japan
Publication Date:
Language:
Japanese
Measurements:
H23.5 x W17.05 cm in

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Japan -- History -- Hōgen and Heiji Insurrections, 1156-1159 ( lcsh )
平氏
Taira family ( lcsh )
Sanjō Palace (Kyoto, Japan)
Heiji monogatari ( lcsh )
Hōgen monogatari
lcsh
アジア -- 日本 -- 京都 -- 京都 -- 三条パレス
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Japan -- Kyōto -- Sanjō Palace -- Kyoto
Coordinates:
35.02107 x 135.75385

Notes

Abstract:
These volumes are based on earlier fictionalized accounts of the Hōgen Insurrection of 1156 and the Heiji Insurrection of 1159, both of which are centred on power struggles within the palace in Kyoto. The tales were already being circulated by itinerant chanters (biwa hōshi) by the early Kamakura period (1185-1333) and remained popular through the centuries. The illustrations are in the style of so-called Nara ehon (Nara picture books), popular in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which are noted for their bold and brightly coloured illustrations - a simplified form of earlier Tosa court painting. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
General Note:
Formerly in custody of Mrs. J.J. O'Brien Sexton
General Note:
12 volumes
General Note:
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
General Note:
Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.40, no.25.
General Note:
From: Heiji Monogatari [Tale of the Heiji Insurrection] and Hogen Monogatari [Tale of the Hogen Insurrection]
General Note:
Twelve stitch-bound illustrated manuscripts
General Note:
Heiji Monogatari (Tale of the Heiji Insurrection) and Hōgen Monogatari (Tale of the Hōgen Insurrection), Japan, 17th century.

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MS 41853 ( soas manuscript number )
2230d19e-2a24-476a-a86a-076a09eb9982 ( calm recordid )