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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>
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==References==
==References==
*Plaques on display at [[Shuri castle]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282628908/]
*Plaques on display at [[Shuri castle]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282628908/]
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