土佐派 屋島合戦図屏風|The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)
17th century
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
Image: 59 in. × 11 ft. 1 1/4 in. (149.9 × 338.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of General and Mrs. Hugh J. Casey, 1960
Accession Number
60.40
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About this artwork
This six-panel folding screen from the Tosa School depicts the Battle of Yashima from the Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari), one of the most celebrated episodes in Japanese literary and military history. Created in the 17th century during the Edo period, the screen illustrates events from 1185 when Minamoto warriors routed the Taira clan from their encampment by the Inland Sea. The Tale of the Heike, compiled before 1330, recounts a decades-long conflict between the Taira and Minamoto familie...