Scroll 1 from Song of Lasting Sorrow (Chōgonka gakan), Kanō Sansetsu, 1640s

Japanese art, chogonka emaki by kano sansetsu （japanese painter, 1590-1651). The story is based on the tragic chinese poem "minghuang’s dalliance" written by bai juyi (chinese poet, 772-846). Chester beatty library, dublin. J 1158. 1. Object Type: painting, emakimono. Date: 1640s. Place of creation: Kyoto. Dimensions: length: 10,700 mm (11.7 yd) ; height: 315 mm (12.4 in). Medium: gold, ink, silk. Collection: Chester Beatty Library. Chogonka Emaki by Kano Sansetsu