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Book/Printed Material Battle Standards.

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Title

  • Battle Standards.

Summary

  • On this scroll are depicted uma-jirushi -- battle standards set up beside a military commander's horse to show his position -- of 170 soldiers. The illustrations are printed in color and also painted by hand. This scroll is important for marking the origin of multicolor woodblock printing (nishiki-e) in Japan. The sixth volume of this work, which was found only recently, is the only scroll still known to exist.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1624 to 1644]

Headings

  • -  Japan
  • -  1500 to 1699

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: One scroll; 23.5 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

  • 2021667410

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Battle Standards. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1644, 1624] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667410/.

APA citation style:

(1624) Battle Standards. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1644] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667410/.

MLA citation style:

Battle Standards. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1644, 1624] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667410/>.