平家物語図屏風, "Kogō" and "The Imperial Procession to Ōhara", from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari), early 17th century

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平家物語図屏風, 'Kogō' and 'The Imperial Procession to Ōhara', from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari), Edo period (1615–1868), early 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper, Image (each): 60 7/8 in. × 11 ft. 9 7/8 in. ( × cm), Screens, These screens depict two iconic scenes from The Tale of the Heike, a fourteenth-century account of late twelfth-century clashes between rival clans the Taira and the Minamoto. The right screen represents the story’s “Kogō” chapter, which centers on Lady Kogō, a renowned beauty and accomplished koto player who finds herself banished after being caught in a love triangle involving Emperor Takakura and the leader of the Taira clan

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Size: 7141px × 3213px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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