Abstract The most familiar illustrations of the Genpei War (1180–1185) are from handscrolls, especially of The Tale of Heike, and woodblocks prints. This article examines an unusual 1855 votive painting (ema) narrating many episodes from the war, displayed at Ônominato Shrine near Kanazawa in northwestern Japan. This article argues that the iconography of the painting is designed to link residents of the Kaga domain to other parts of Japan through emphasizing the region’s importance during the historically significant Genpei War. The depictions on this painting not only tie the relatively weak Kaga domain to a foundational moment in Japanese history, but also place the action within a Kaga that is recognizable to the contemporary viewer. It linked Kaga positively to other parts of Japan through both the shared history it narrates and the shared enjoyment of retelling the Tale of Heike during the Edo period. The painting creates a sense of local pride in its history, but situates that pride clearly within the context of a larger geographic identity. It also offered visitors a positive narrative of the Kaga domain as a noteworthy part of the Japanese landscape at a moment when the idea of the Japanese nation was about to change.

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在 19 世纪加贺想象源平战争

摘要 最熟悉的元平战争（1180-1185）插图来自手卷，尤其是《平家物语》和木刻版画。本文考察了在日本西北部金泽附近的 Ônominato 神社展出的一幅不寻常的 1855 年奉献画 (ema)，讲述了战争中的许多情节。本文认为，这幅画的肖像画旨在通过强调该地区在具有历史意义的源平战争期间的重要性，将加贺地区的居民与日本其他地区联系起来。这幅画的描绘不仅将相对薄弱的加贺领域与日本历史上的一个基础时刻联系起来，而且将动作置于当代观众可识别的加贺之内。它通过它讲述的共同历史和在江户时代重述平家物语的共同乐趣，将加贺与日本的其他地区积极地联系起来。这幅画在其历史中创造了一种当地的自豪感，但将这种自豪感清楚地置于更大的地理特征的背景下。在日本民族的观念即将改变的时刻，它还为游客提供了关于加贺域作为日本风景的一个值得注意的部分的积极叙述。