Battle Scroll - Kassen emaki

...However, in Japan, there are many ancient remains of paintings based on historical events and legends. For example, there are battle scrolls such as "Heiji Monogatari Emaki" and "Mongol Invasion Ekotoba" (Kamakura period), which is said to have been commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, who fought bravely in the Bun'ei and Koan Wars, to convey his military achievements, and story scrolls such as "Ban Dainagon Ekotoba" (late Heian period), which depicts the burning of the Otenmon Gate. In the early modern period, many battle screens were produced, such as "Osaka Summer Siege Screen" (six-panel pair, 17th century), which is said to have been commissioned by Kuroda Nagamasa, who was allowed to participate in the Summer Siege of Osaka, as a memorial. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，日本の場合，歴史的事件や説話に取材した絵画は古来遺品も多い。たとえば，《平治物語絵巻》や文永･弘安の役に勇戦奮闘した竹崎季長が己の戦功を伝えるために描かせたといわれる《蒙古襲来絵詞》(鎌倉時代)などの合戦絵巻，また応天門の炎上事件を描いた《伴大納言絵詞》(平安末期)などの説話絵巻がある。近世では，大坂夏の陣に参加を許された黒田長政が記念として描かせたと伝える《大坂夏の陣図屛風》(六曲一双，17世紀)などの合戦図屛風が多数制作された。…

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