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Important Cultural Property
Portraits of Court Nobles
- Museum No.
- AK233
Photo No：190626_AL_0145
Color type：Color
| Title | Portraits of Court Nobles |
|---|---|
| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Artist | |
| Category | Painting (A), Handscrolls |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 13th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 36.2cm Length 521.6cm |
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Fifty-seven court nobles of various rank, beginning with Fujiwara Tadamichi (1097-1164) and extending to regents and ministers appointed up to 1252, are depicted in two rows. Thin and intricate lines, drawn in layers, show great detail to the facial features, displaying a traditional portrait-painting style. However, the unusual design of turnips and radishes painted on the formal court attire suggests that this scroll may have been intended as a preliminary sketch for an official portraiture.
The scroll is said to have painted by Fujiwara Nobuzane. Considering the fine lined traditional portrait-painting style, the artist may very well have belonged to the portrait-painting school of Takanobu and Nobuzane.
Japan-Kamakura