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Yamato E
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The Imperial court emerged as the primary institutional supporter of Yamato E, with successive emperors establishing ateliers dedicated exclusively to the style's production. The Edokoro (Imperial Painting Bureau), formalized during the reign of Emperor Shirakawa (r. 1072–1086), systematically commissioned works and established stylistic standards that persisted for subsequent centuries.
Major patrons included the Fujiwara clan, who accumulated extensive collections as markers of cultural refinement, and Bu…