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Ten such portraits have been confirmed to have existed, from [[Sho En|Shô En]] through [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]]. All were destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa, but pre-war writings indicate they were richly colored, painted in mineral pigments on paper. Today, these portraits survive only in black-and-white photos by [[Kamakura Yoshitaro|Kamakura Yoshitarô]]. Efforts are being made to reconstruct the techniques or reproduce the portraits. | Ten such portraits have been confirmed to have existed, from [[Sho En|Shô En]] through [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]]. All were destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa, but pre-war writings indicate they were richly colored, painted in mineral pigments on paper. Today, these portraits survive only in black-and-white photos by [[Kamakura Yoshitaro|Kamakura Yoshitarô]]. Efforts are being made to reconstruct the techniques or reproduce the portraits. | ||
| − | The portraits serve as a valuable resource for understanding royal ceremonial garb of the time. They appear to show that royal robes (''hibenfuku'') grew more elaborate and opulent over time.<ref>''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 5, 318.</ref> | + | The portraits serve as a valuable resource for understanding royal ceremonial garb of the time. They appear to show that royal robes (''[[hibenfuku]]'') grew more elaborate and opulent over time.<ref>''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 5, 318.</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:26, 11 December 2017
- Japanese/Okinawan: 御後絵 (ogoe / ugui)
Ogo-e (lit. "honorable after-portrait") were posthumous portraits painted of each king of the Ryûkyû Kingdom following the king's death.
Ten such portraits have been confirmed to have existed, from Shô En through Shô Iku. All were destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa, but pre-war writings indicate they were richly colored, painted in mineral pigments on paper. Today, these portraits survive only in black-and-white photos by Kamakura Yoshitarô. Efforts are being made to reconstruct the techniques or reproduce the portraits.
The portraits serve as a valuable resource for understanding royal ceremonial garb of the time. They appear to show that royal robes (hibenfuku) grew more elaborate and opulent over time.[1]
References
- Plaques on display at Shuri castle.[1]
- ↑ Okinawa bijutsu zenshû 5, 318.
