Image: Taira no Kiyomori Portrait by Fujiwara Tamenobu and Takenobu

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Description: Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), realist portrait or nise-e. He was a military leader and kugyō of the late Heian period of Japan. [Completed] Late Kamakura period. [Artists] Tamenobu Fujiwara and Takenobu (Fujiwara). (dates of birth and death unknown for both). Portrait picture scrolls depicting successive emperors, regents, and ministers in order of enthronement and appointment (owned by the Sannomaru Shozokan), the volume of ``The Shadow of the Minister containing portraits of successive ministers. The materials on display were copied in 1863 by Kano Nakanobu (1810-1871), an official painter. 2 axes. Formerly owned by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Title: Taira no Kiyomori Portrait by Fujiwara Tamenobu and Takenobu
Credit: National Archives of Japan - https://www.archives.go.jp/exhibition/digital/heikemonogatari/contents/09.html
Author: Artist: Fujiwara Tamenobu (藤原為信 - ためのぶ) and Takenobu (豪信たけのぶ) (both dates of birth and death unknown). Late Kamakura period.
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