Nezame Monogatari Emaki, National Treasure handscroll at Museum Yamato Bunkakan, Nara, Japan
The Nezame Monogatari Emaki spans 528 centimeters in length and 25.8 centimeters in height, featuring intricate illustrations created with paper, paint, and precious metals.
Dating from approximately 1200 CE during the Heian period, this handscroll represents one of the oldest surviving examples of Japanese narrative painting traditions.
The scroll narrates a romance at the Imperial Court in Kyoto through five sections of prose text and four illustrations depicting the story of Nakanokimi.
The Museum Yamato Bunkakan exhibits this scroll alongside twenty thousand other objects, including sculptures, ceramics, lacquerware, paintings, prints, and textiles.
The artistic technique includes fukinuki yatai, allowing simultaneous views of building interiors and exteriors within individual painted scenes.
Location: Nara
Inception: 12 century
Height: 25.8 cm
Length: 528 cm
Made from material: paper, paint, India ink, mica, gold, silver
Address: 奈良県奈良市学園南1-11-6
Website: https://kintetsu-g-hd.co.jp/culture/yamato/collection/collect01/01.html
GPS coordinates: 34.69539,135.75670
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:12
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