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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
2073 ¤ 2075 ¤
ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS the upper center of the right-hand screen,
Fans The battles of Ichinotani and Yashima the Minamoto hero Yoshitsune is about to
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century from the Tale of the Heike descend the steep ravine of Hiyodorigoe with
A two-panel folding screen decorated with Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century his mounted followers to mount a surprise
various fans painted in ink, color, gesso, and A pair of full-size six-panel folding screens, attack the Heike stronghold from the rear
gold, all applied to paper decorated with ink, color, and gold leaf on paper with (see also lot 2002). At the far left is depcted
silver flecks silk surround and lacquered-wood frame, the death of Atsumori, the lone Taira warrior
55 3/4 x 65in (141.6 x 165.1cm) depicting the battles of Ichinotani, on the left riding out into the sea. His pursuer, Kumagae
screen, and Yashima on the right screen taunts him for turning his back to his enemy,
US$2,000 - 3,000 60 x 142.5in (152.4 x 362cm) each but as Atsumori looks around to face him,
Kumagae realizes he is just a youth of 17.
2074 ¤ US$10,000 - 15,000 With great reluctance and Atusmuori’s own
insistence, Kunagae took his enemy’s head.
ANONYMOUS The battles of Ichinotani and Yashima were On the left sceen, the Taira forces are shown
Pine, bamboo and flowers fought between the Minamoto (Genji) and fleeing in ships with the young Emperor
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Taira (Heike) clans in early 1185, the climax Antoku. At center right is shown the episode
A mid-sized six-panel folding screen painted of a five-year war that ended with the total of the celebrated Minamoto archer Nasu no
in ink, color, and gold on paper with silk victory of the Minamoto. The struggles Yoichi knocking a fan off a pole erected on
surround and lacquered-wood frame, between the two clans were immortalized one of the Taira vessels by striking its
depicting young pine, bamboo, and flowers in the thirteenth-century novel Heike retaining pin from a great distance
in bloom, partially obscured by gold clouds monogatari (Tales of the Heike), and it is on
41 1/2 x 100in (105.4 x 254cm) that written account that representations
such as the present lot are based. In one
US$3,000 - 5,000 of the most famous episodes, shown in
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