Ban Dainagon Emaki
Set of three scrolls
The story is based on a legend of the historical event that occurred in the eighth year of Jokan (866). The burning of the Otemon Gate, the release of imperial police, rushing guards, courtiers and commoners constitute dramatic and exciting scenes, one right after another, until the mystery character, thought to be Ban Dainagon (Tomo no Yoshio) who has set the fire, appears.
The argument between the child of a court valet who witnessed the arsonist and the son of a retainer, and the arrest of Ban Dainagon, are portrayed with a consistent viewpoint throughout the scrolls. Warriors’ costumes and armor are true to that time.
| Scroll One | |
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| Dimensions: 31.5×839.5 cm | |
| Idemitsu Art Museum | |
| Commentaries by Taizo Kuroda | |
| Scroll Two | |
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| Dimensions: 31.5×858.7 cm | |
| Idemitsu Art Museum | |
| Commentaries by Taizo Kuroda | |
| Scroll Three | |
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| Dimensions: 31.5×931.7 cm | |
| Idemitsu Art Museum | |
| Commentaries by Taizo Kuroda | |
| Price | |
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| JPY 328,000 (tax excluded) | |
- 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) 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) 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) Our long established “Long Sheet Printing” technology is used to create the more than 10-meter-long handscroll on one seamless sheet of paper.