Heian Period Procession Emaki

A horizontal emaki scroll painting depicting a Heian period procession. The scene is rendered in traditional Japanese ink and mineral pigments on aged, yellowed silk with visible creases and wear. On the left, a shinden-style palace building features dark cypress bark roofs and open verandas where courtiers in layered robes sit. A long line of attendants walks across the center, pulling an ox cart (goshoguruma) with a woven bamboo roof. Several riders on horseback follow behind, led by a figure holding a red parasol. The landscape includes stylized pine trees, cherry blossoms, rolling hills, and a small wooden bridge over a stream. Vertical columns of cursive calligraphy appear on both the far left and right edges.