A Japanese scroll, translating to "The Art of War". The book "The Art of War", written by Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) is about the art of war in relation to the ancient Chinese book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Manuscript with autographs. All original. and The eight scenes of Lake Biwa; original pictures by Yamamoto Soken.
Alternative Title:
Omi hakkei emaki, Ōmi hakkei waka emaki, Ōmihakkei, and 近江八景, 元禄4-6 [1691-1693] / 山本素軒.
Description:
"The eight scenes of Lake Biwa: original pictures by Yamamoto Soken ; verses composed and written by the tonsured prince Sonshō and seven high courtiers. Done in 1691-93." (K. Asakawa. "Gifts of the Yale Association of Japan," 1945)., In Japanese., Includes wooden box with Japanese characters and cloth tie., Scroll: 28.2 x 611.5 cm. One roll in a wooden case., Title from box cover., and Yale Association of Japan Collection original call number: Aa6.
Subject (Geographic):
Biwa Lake (Japan) in art, Biwa Lake (Japan)--Pictorial works, and Shiga-Ken (Japan) in art
Subject (Name):
Yamamoto, Soken and 山本素軒
Subject (Topic):
Japanese manuscripts, Japanese poetry--Edo period, 1600-1868, Landscape painting, Japanese, Painting, Japanese--Edo period, 1600-1868, and Yale Association of Japan Collection
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Text in black ink and chop in red ink in Japanese at lower right., Data supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
