A series of “Famous Japanese Illustrated Handscrolls”

Registered as National Treasure, a series of full-scale reproductions

The Heiji Monogatari-e Scrolls
Set of three scrolls


(Temporarily Unavailable)

The three Scrolls are a chronicle of the Heiji uprising in 1159. “The Night Attacks on the Sanjo Palace” was brought to the United States during the Meiji era; it is called an “Illusionary National Treasure” because the work is no longer in Japan.
The story began with a power struggle between Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto no Yoshitomo, who had been leading warriors in the Hougen uprising in 1156, and involved the retired emperor Goshirakawa, Shinzei and Fujiwara no Nobuyori. The struggle ended with deep-seated grudges and a strong sense of vengeance. The story began with a spectacular scene of roaring flames over the Sanjo Palace with armored warriors, escaping courtiers, nobles, running ox carts and bloody battles realistically portrayed.

Scroll One: The Night Attacks on the Sanjo Palace
Dimensions: 41.3×699.5 cm
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Commentaries by Anne Nishimura Morse
Scroll Two: The Shinzei Scroll
Dimensions: 42.7×1,012.8 cm
The Seikado Bunko Art Museum
Commentaries by Kobayashi Yuko
Scroll Three: The Flight to Rokuhara Scroll
Dimensions: 42.2×952.9 cm
National Treasure Tokyo National Museum
Commentaries by Ikeda Shinobu
Price
JPY 279,000 (tax excluded)

    Feature

  1. 1) Commentaries are attached on each title, written respectively by prominent scholars in two languages: Japanese and English, and function as an academic study guide and reference for both domestic and international readers.
  2. 2) The original textures and colors of the work are vividly revived in reproduction by using light-resistant toners on acid-free paper (Bagasse) or Japanese paper (Torinoko). This would never have been possible using conventional printing methods.
  3. 3) The scrolls are digitally printed by the most up-to-date printing technology for high definition images in our on-demand system, so we are always able to provide the newest products to match customers’ needs.
  4. 4) Our long established “Long Sheet Printing” technology is used to create the more than 10-meter-long handscroll on one seamless sheet of paper.

Contact

  1. hayano@e-art.ne.jp