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The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. [1] It followed the Nara period , beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu , moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto ).
An early military and political work is the Ban Dainagon Ekotoba (The Tale of Great Minister Ban), a late 12th century emakimono (handscroll painting) depicting the events of the Ōtenmon Conspiracy, an event of Japan's early Heian period. The painting, attributed to Tokiwa Mitsunaga, is over 20 m long and about 31.5 cm tall.
Heian period: Nara: Tōdai-ji: 29.8 centimetres (11.7 in) by 1,287.0 centimetres (42 ft 2.7 in) *Shigisan-engi, colour on paper 紙本著色信貴山縁起 shihon chakushoku Shigisan-engi: Heian period: Heguri: Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺) three scrolls
The creation date and author of the work are unknown, but it is commonly dated to the end of the 12th century (either late in the Heian period (794–1185) or at the beginning of the Kamakura period (1185–1333)). [3] Specialists are divided on the possible existence of an older version or a study. [6]
Today, the Shigisan Engi Emaki is considered by art historians to be one of the masterpieces of emakimono art. It has been the subject of dozens of academic articles, [61] [9] and in particular makes it possible to study the formation of the Yamato-e movement in the Heian period, very few earlier paintings having survived. [67]
Generally, Nara period paintings show religious subjects, and the artists are unknown. During that period, sculptures rather than paintings were more prevalent. [6] Mandalas became predominant in the paintings of the early Heian period as esoteric Buddhism emerged with the Shingon and Tendai sects in the 8th and 9th
The mid-Heian period is seen as the golden age of Yamato-e, which were initially used primarily for sliding doors and folding screens . However, new painting formats also came to the fore, especially towards the end of the Heian period, including emakimono, or long illustrated handscrolls.
The paintings in the emakimono fit within the onna-e genre of the Yamato-e style fashionable from the 12th century to the end of the Heian period. [8] Onna-e paintings are generally very stylized, elegant and refined, with rich, opaque colour used to represent the peaceful, romantic and often nostalgic atmosphere of the lives of the ladies at ...