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Or 903
- Record Id:
- 032-003080455
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003080455
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025778748.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100165003446.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 903
- Title:
- [Shijūni no monoarasoi 四十二の物あらそひ]. Pt 2
- Scope & Content:
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Second part of a illustrated manuscript depicting a poetry contest on forty-two paired themes said to have taken place during the reign of Emperor Heizei (r.806-809). This scroll contains the final 10 pairs of poems. A further scroll (Or 902) contains the first part of the manuscript.
The cover of this scroll has a title slip with the title 'Waka emakimono 和歌絵巻物' but the text is that of 'Shijūni no monoarasoi 四十二の物あらそひ'.
The manuscript is undated but is probably from the mid Edo Period (c.1680-1780)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003080455", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 903: [Shijūni no monoarasoi 四十二の物あらそひ]. Pt 2" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003080455
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003080455
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 scroll
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100165003446.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Scripts:
- Japanese
- Start Date:
- 1680
- End Date:
- 1780
- Date Range:
- 1680-1780
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Emaki picture scroll.
Material: ink and colour on ganpi paper
Illustrations: 9 small portraits of poets and 1 larger scene.
Dimensions: 280 x 7890 mm.
Binding: dark blue paper cover decorated with flecks of gold leaf and floral design in powdered gold.
- Custodial History:
- Formerly owned by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866). Siebold Collection label on cover: 231
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired by the British Museum from Alexander von Siebold 22 July 1868
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)