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Title

  • Soga's Robes.

Summary

  • Nara-ehon are illustrated manuscripts or hand-printed books and scrolls produced in Japan from the Muromachi period (1336-1573) through the middle of the Edo period (1600-1867). This rectangular nara-ehon depicts the story of the Soga brothers, Soga Jurō Sukenari (1172-93) and Soga Gorō Tokimune (1174-93), and their quest for revenge for their father's death. The Soga Monogatari (Tale of the Soga brothers) tells how, after 18 years of hardships, the brothers fulfill their quest, but also how Sukenari is killed and Tokimune captured and executed by Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-99), the founder of the Kamakura shogunate (1192-1333).

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1661 to 1681]

Headings

  • -  Japan
  • -  1150 to 1199
  • -  Picture books
  • -  Soga, Sukenari, 1172-1193
  • -  Soga, Tokimune, 1174-1193

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 book, 17.4 x 25.4 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667412

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Soga's Robes. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1681, 1661] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667412/.

APA citation style:

(1661) Soga's Robes. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1681] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667412/.

MLA citation style:

Soga's Robes. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1681, 1661] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667412/>.