'Imperial Visit to the Great Horse Race at the Kaya-no-in Mansion' (Kaya-no-in komakurabe gyōkō emaki), from the Tale of Flowering Fortunes (Eiga monogatari), Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th–14th century, Japan, Handscroll segment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 12 7/8 x 17 13/16 in. (32.7 x 45.2 cm), Paintings, A few days in the autumn of 1024 are the setting for this episode from the quasi-historical chronicle of the life of Fujiwara Michinaga (966–1027), the great Heian-court politician and patron of the arts
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Imperial Visit, Great Horse Race, Kaya-no, Mansion, komakurabe gyōkō emaki, Tale, Flowering Fortunes, Eiga monogatari, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, 13th–14th century, Japan, Handscroll segment mounted, hanging scroll, ink, color, paper, 12 7/8 x 17 13/16, 32.7 45.2 cm, Paintings, days, autumn, 1024, setting, episode, quasi-historical chronicle, life, Fujiwara Michinaga, 966–1027, great Heian-court politician, patron, arts
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