A Story of Crickets, second half 17th century, Attributed to Sumiyoshi Jokei, Japanese, 1599 - 1670, 12 1/4 x 169 in. (31.12 x 429.26 cm), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 17th century, One of the great Japanese contributions to pictorial art is the emaki, or picture scroll. Although the format first developed in China, the Japanese combined their own narrative subject matter with their unique decorative painting style (yamato-e), to create a new, distinctly Japanese art form. Buddhist legends, literary and historical works, biographies and fables were all illustrated in lively compositions accompanied by elegant text.
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