Taiheiki Picture Scroll, Scroll One

This scroll painting depicts a scene from the Taiheiki, a historical epic written in the 14th century about a period of war in Japan between the Northern Court of Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto and the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. This is the first scroll in the first set of twelve volumes and reflects the contents of Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 in the Taiheiki. The story includes Emperor Go-Daigo's enthronement, the plot to overthrow the Kamakura Shogunate, and the emperor escaping to the mountains due to this plot being discovered by the Shogunate. This scroll depicts the court nobility underneath Emperor Go-Daigo. It was painted in the first half of the 17th century. Cultural Properties Designated by Saitama Prefecture.