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Docent Talks: Samurai Battles in Gold Clouds
Join us for an in-depth look at a key artwork from the collection.
Enliven your visit with an in-depth look at a key artwork from the collection.
Precursor to modern graphic novels and anime, this lavish gold screen transforms the fierce, historic Battle of the Heike into an action-packed epic of heroic romance.
Meet in gallery 28, Japan Galleries (2nd floor).
This event is included with General Admission.
Image: Battles at Ichi-no-tani Mountain and Yashima, from Tale of the Heike, 1650–1700. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Ink, colors and gold on paper. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B80D2.
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