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Exploring the World of Ippen Hijiri-E

Exploring the World of Ippen Hijiri-E

Hardcover

Japanese History

ISBN10: 4642083960
ISBN13: 9784642083966
Publisher: Yoshikawakobunkan
Published: Jun 30 2021
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.91 Depth: 8.21
Language: Japanese

The National Treasure Ippen Hijiri-e, an illustrated handscroll depicting the life of Ippen, the Buddhist monk renowned for his Odori Nenbutsu (the Dancing Nembutsu), is one of Japan's greatest masterpieces of medieval art. Following the accompanying text throughout the entire scroll, this book focuses on the composition and visual narrative of each scene. Richly illustrated in full color, it traces Ippen's journeys while offering new insights into the handscroll's overall structure and artistic significance, revealing aspects of this extraordinary work that have remained little understood despite decades of scholarly research.

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