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The Kamakura period (鎌倉時代, Kamakura jidai, 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Kamakura period (1185–1333) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Structures
The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕府, Hepburn: Kamakura bakufu) was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. [7] [8]The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo after victory in the Genpei War and appointing himself as shōgun. [9]
These genres continued to be produced into the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. As during the Nara period, sculpture remained the preferred art form of the period. Influenced by the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties, Japanese monochrome ink painting called suibokuga largely replaced polychrome scroll paintings. By the end of the 14th century ...
Bodhisattva, Kamakura period, 13th century, Tokyo National Museum, Japan. Japanese 弥勒菩薩立像、13世紀、鎌倉時代、重要文化財、東京国立博物館蔵
The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures (鎌倉国宝館, Kamakura Kokuhōkan) or Kamakura Museum or Kamakura National Treasure House is a museum located on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The museum houses around 4800 objects from the Kamakura region including sculptures, paintings ...
A mirror of society, emakimono are an important source of information on the civilisation and medieval history of Japan. [16] This particular emakimono accurately illustrates the daily life of the Japanese at the very beginning of the Kamakura period, especially in its portrayal of ordinary people and local warriors. [17]
The tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo and its surroundings. The tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝の墓) (see photo below) is a monument in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, located some hundred meters north of the site where the palace called Ōkura Bakufu, seat of Minamoto no Yoritomo's government, once stood.