Craftsmen re-create folding-screen painting with brocade

Craftsmen re-create folding-screen painting with brocade

KYOTO, Japan - Two pieces of "Nishijin-ori" brocade made to re-create the "Fujin Raijin" (Wind and Thunder Gods) painting drawn on a folding screen by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the Edo period (1603-1867) are displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. Using traditional Nishijin-ori weaving skills, craftsmen spent seven years to complete the work.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001212275
  • Registered date
  • 2014/12/22 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2014 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1922 × 859 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 317.66(KB)*
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