Nara-ehon are illustrated manuscripts or hand-printed books and scrolls produced in Japan from the Muromachi period (1336-1573) through the middle of the Edo period (1600-1867). This rectangular nara-ehon depicts the story of the Soga brothers, Soga Jurō Sukenari (1172-93) and Soga Gorō Tokimune (1174-93), and their quest for revenge for their father's death. The Soga Monogatari (Tale of the Soga brothers) tells how, after 18 years of hardships, the brothers fulfill their quest, but also how Sukenari is killed and Tokimune captured and executed by Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-99), the founder of the Kamakura shogunate (1192-1333).(en)
装丁 : 和装, thunder symbol pattern expressed by gauffrage shape of swastika and cloud on navy background (gray title page with gold gilt pattern added in the center later); Interior page: Laminated, 資料種別 : [書写資料], 1 page contains 14-16 characters, and 1 line has 13-16 characters, Kanji and hiragana, 挿絵9図, 彩色, Needle-punched on top and bottom of interior papers, 9 Illustrations, 紺地空押雲形卍くずし雷紋繋模様表紙 (中央に後代の灰色金箔模様題簽) 本文料紙間似合紙, Type: [Manuscript], Binding: Japanese-style Binding, Picture book from Nara (Manuscript with Colored Illustrations), 本文上下に針穴あり, Colored, 表紙芯紙に「本や彦三郎」から「ひやうしや藤兵衛様」に宛てた手紙と見られる墨書あり, Ink papers conjectured to be a letter from 「Book and Hikosaburo」 to 「Hiyaushiya Hujibee」 inserted between cover boards, 奈良絵本 (彩色絵入写本), 毎半葉14-16字 1行13-16字 漢字ひらがな交じり
