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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-119. Legendary poet-archer and palace guard Minamoto no Yorimasa's retainer Ino Hayata Tadazumi slaying the wounded shapeshifting composite tiger-monkey-snake monster nue, the event described in the medieval epic novel Heike Monogatari (The Tail of the Heike) written sometime before 1330 AD. |
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| Maki-e lacquer, ivory, wood |
Painted miniature relief (Five-case Seal Caddy (inro), carved decoration, painted, detail) |
Kajikawa & Shibayama Workshops |
Edo Period, 1850 |
Edo (?), Japan | Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Inventory № 1944.Ee.10 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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