Koi Yama’s Gobelin Tapestry Mystery | Gion Festival
May 23, 2022
Koi Yama’s chōnai is proud of its European tapestries, originating on the legendary looms of 16th-century Brussels. The Japanese government designated the central piece an Important Cultural Property. The original was long ago divided up and rearranged to fit the sides of its float. In 1979 the Koi Yama chōnai commissioned European research on its tapestry (see Niwatori Boko for more on these tapestries). The Gion Festival boasts three tapestries from a set. Research revealed these are the only known examples worldwide depicting scenes from Homer’s The Iliad and the Trojan War.
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