Title Fujiwara Sandai Gazō

  • Iwate
Topic(s):
Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
Hiraizumi Town

藤原三代画像

この絵は、平泉の発展に影響を与えた三代の藤原氏の指導者たちを描いています。上から時計回りに、奥州藤原家の創始者である藤原清衡(1056-1128)、次男で後継者の藤原基衡(1105–1157)、そして彼の孫の藤原秀衡(1122?–1187)が描かれます。江戸時代(1603~1867年)に完成したオリジナルのコピーです。


Fujiwara Sandai Gazō

Painting of three generations of Northern Fujiwara leaders

Reproduction


This painting depicts the heads of the Northern Fujiwara (Ōshū Fujiwara) clan, the branch of the family that was based at Hiraizumi. Clockwise from top, they are Fujiwara no Kiyohira (1056–1128), founder of the Northern Fujiwara clan, his second son and successor Fujiwara no Motohira (1105–1157), and his grandson Fujiwara no Hidehira (1122?–1187). This painting is a copy of the original, believed to have been completed in the nineteenth century.


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