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Kanō School
Battles of Yashima and Dannoura from the Tale of Heikecirca 1650-1690

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Six-panel folding screen painting in ink and pigment on gold leaf, depicting a large battle scene with hundreds of figures on horseback and in red boats across a wide river
Japanese six-panel folding screen depicting a large-scale naval and land battle, with dozens of armored figures on horseback, on foot, and aboard red-hulled boats amid stylized blue-green waves and gold cloud formations, rendered in ink and mineral pigments on gold leaf.
Japanese folding screen panels depicting a naval and land battle scene, with dozens of armored warriors on boats and shorelines amid stylized blue and white waves on a gold ground; figures in red and white garments carry banners, bows, and spears across multiple registers, with green pine trees and architectural structures visible at upper right.
Japanese screen painting, two-panel folding screen depicting a large-scale naval and land battle scene. Numerous warriors on horseback and foot, and figures aboard red-hulled and white boats amid stylized blue-grey waves. Gold clouds separate episodes across land and sea, with green pine trees at center. Red banners and flags throughout; fine detail in ink and mineral pigments on gold ground.
Japanese folding screen panels with gold-leaf ground depicting a battle scene across land and water; armored warriors on horseback and foot crowd the lower panels amid pine trees and burning architecture, while red-hulled boats carry figures across stylized waves in the upper right, with clouds separating episodic scenes throughout.
Japanese painting on gold-leaf ground depicting a battle scene with multiple mounted warriors in ōyoroi armor, wielding bows and swords; pine trees, a gnarled dark trunk, and architectural elements frame the crowded composition with figures in red, green, and black lacquered armor.
Japanese screen or hanging scroll painting, naval battle scene with numerous armored warriors on wooden vessels amid stylized blue-grey waves against a gold ground, figures in lacquered armor and helmets wielding bows and swords, red banners and flags in motion, detailed flat brushwork in mineral pigments
Japanese painting on gold-ground, depicting armored warriors in boats amid stylized rolling waves rendered in blue-gray ink lines. Figures in ō-yoroi armor carry bows and quivers; one standing figure lunges forward with a naginata. Additional armored figures appear in the lower foreground.
Japanese painted composition depicting a naval battle scene with armored warriors in ō-yoroi on multiple boats amid stylized blue-grey waves on a gold ground; figures wield bows, swords, and spears, with red banners and a white railed vessel visible; fine line work and flat mineral pigments throughout.
Japanese folding screen painting on gold ground depicting a naval and land battle scene, with numerous armored warriors in red and white engaged in combat across stylized blue-grey waves, boats, and shorelines rendered in mineral pigments with fine brushwork.
Japanese folding screen painting on gold ground depicting a naval and coastal battle scene; numerous warriors in red armor engage across stylized blue-grey waves, on boats, and along shorelines, rendered in fine mineral pigments with fluid line work across two joined panels.
Japanese folding screen painting in ink and pigment on gold-leaf ground, depicting a large naval and coastal battle scene with numerous armored warriors in red and black fighting across stylized blue-grey waves, on boats, and along shorelines, rendered in yamato-e style with cloud-like gold mist separating scenes.
Japanese folding screen painting on gold ground depicting a naval battle scene; numerous warriors in armor crowd multiple vessels with red-lacquered hulls amid stylized blue-grey waves, with pine trees and golden clouds at lower left; ink, color, and gold leaf with fine line detail.
Japanese folding screen painting depicting a naval battle scene, with armored warriors on red and white vessels amid stylized blue-grey waves and gold clouds; figures carry bows, spears, and red banners, rendered in fine mineral pigments with dense figural groupings across both panels.
Japanese folding screen painting on gold ground depicting a battle scene across land and sea; armored warriors on horseback and foot engage in combat along shorelines, while figures in boats navigate stylized swirling blue-grey waves; pine trees and billowing clouds separate land passages in upper portions.
Japanese folding screen painting, two panels depicting battle scenes across a gold-leaf ground; armored warriors on horseback and foot engage in combat on hillsides upper left, a red-lacquered boat with figures navigates stylized blue-grey waves upper right, and tiled rooftops with red flames rise from lower center, with groups of soldiers in the middle distance, rendered in ink and mineral pigments with fine detail.
Two-panel Japanese folding screen with ink and color on gold ground, depicting a large-scale battle scene with mounted and foot warriors in armor across land and water. Architectural structures with red flames, gnarled pine trees, and stylized clouds divide the composition. Figures in red and black armor engage in combat on horseback at left; archers on a boat navigate turbulent blue-green waves at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Kanō School
Japan, active 16th-19th centuries
Title
Battles of Yashima and Dannoura from the Tale of Heike
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1650-1690
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
One from a pair of six-panel screens; ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
image: 60 × 140 5/8 in. (152.4 × 357.19 cm); mount: 66 1/4 × 147 7/8 in. (168.28 × 375.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
M.82.94.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kuwayama, George. The Joy of Collecting: Far Eastern Art From The Lidow Collection. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.