1 jan 1275 ano - Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace

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An example of otoko-e or men’s paintings.
Format that it is made in is known as emaki.
Made to be rolled out and read close up.
Included individualized people.
Depict a battle that occurred a century earlier.
Based on the Heiji incident, these scrolls are also known as war tales.
History recounted by the victors celebrate Japan’s change from royal courts to samurai.
Depicts the kidnapping of Go-Shirakawa in order to seize power.
Made during the Kamakura period in Japan, made out of ink and color on paper.

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