Advances and Retreat

Detail from Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Illustrated handscroll of the events of the Heiji era).

Kamakura period (1185-1333), 1st quarter of 14th c.
Fragment of a handscroll, mounted as a hanging scroll, ink and color on paper.
17.4X14.8 cm. Ex coll.: Okamoto Ryohei.

"Scroll of the night attack on the Sanjo Palace."

Detail from Heiji Monogatari Emaki.
Mid-13th c. H:41.3 cm, Total L: 699.5 cm.