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*''Japanese'': 奈良絵本 ''(Nara ehon)''

*''Japanese'': 奈良絵本 ''(Nara ehon)''

''Nara ehon'' ("Nara Illustrated Books") were a type of hand-painted books produced in [[Kyoto]] in the early 1600s. Closely related works known as ''Nara emaki'' ("Nara handscrolls") also existed in the handscroll format.

''Nara ehon'' ("Nara Illustrated Books") were a type of hand-painted books produced in [[Kyoto]] in the early 1600s. Closely related works known as ''Nara emaki'' ("Nara handscrolls") also existed in the handscroll format. They are "noted for their bold and brightly coloured illustrations," in a style related to that of the [[Tosa school]].<ref>John Carpenter, "By Brush or Block Printing: Transmitting Cultural Heritage in Pre-Modern Japan," ''Orientations'' 38:8 (2007), 63.</ref>

Despite their name, the books had no connection to the city of [[Nara]], or the [[Nara period]].

Despite their name, the books had no connection to the city of [[Nara]], or the [[Nara period]].

==References==

==References==

*Ishikawa Toru, talk at Discovering the Japanese Collection at Brigham Young University Symposium, March 25, 2016.

*Ishikawa Toru, talk at Discovering the Japanese Collection at Brigham Young University Symposium, March 25, 2016.

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Art and Architecture]]

[[Category:Art and Architecture]]