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Gi-o monogatari emaki

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Image ID

2009559


Item data

Title

Gi-o monogatari emaki

Names

Kanō, Sansetsu, 1589-1651 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1600 - 1625 (Approximate)

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Japanese MS. 58

Subjects

Heike monogatari
Manuscripts, Japanese
Dance -- Japan

Genres

Scrolls (Visual Works)

Notes

Content: Ms., in Japanese.
Content: Picture scrolls in gouache with accompanying text based on a chapter from the Heike monogatari concerning Kiyomori and his favorite dancer, Gi-o. Attributed to Sansetsu Kano.
Action: Cataloged 07/04/79

Physical Description

Gouaches
Extent: 2 scrolls.

Languages

Japanese

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797030788-A
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12178232
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 317b6640-a3ff-013b-910c-0242ac110003

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

Date Issued

1600

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