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A Case Study of Heian Japan through Art:
Japan's Four Great Emaki

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Heian Japan Online Image List:
Japan’s Four Great Emaki

Use the appropriate link below to find the hand scroll assigned to your group. Record your analysis on Handout H5.

Chōjū giga (Scroll of Frolicking Animals)
http://www.kokingumi.com/ChojuGiga/index.html

Genji Monogatari emaki (The Illustrated Tale of Genji)
http://w00.middlebury.edu/ID085A/gallery/intro/genji049.jpg
and
http://f99.middlebury.edu/JA216A/images/genji/genji-jpg/genji048.jpg

Shigisan engi emaki (Legends of Mt. Shigi)
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GRAPHICS/GALLERY/ANCJAPAN/SHIG1.JPG
and
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GRAPHICS/GALLERY/ANCJAPAN/SHIG2.JPG

Ban Dainagon ekotoba (The Tale of the Courtier Ban Dainagon)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Ban_dainagon_ekotoba.jpg#file
and
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/studypages/internal/japan682/pgs/ch5/FireImpPalaceP81M.htm



 

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