Focusing on the Content of this artwork, explain the Iconography about the Crown and robe.
Iconography The crown and Po (robe) worn by Emperor Go-Daigo in the image are imperial artifacts that are said to be the crown of the first Emperor Jimmu and the robe of the fourteenth Emperor Chūai, according to the record of the perfumery.However, the image itself seems to have been painted after the perfuming, so it is not necessarily a direct copy of the real thing.The Benkan of the figure is made of bright vermilion circles overlaid on the crown..The crown has twelve flags, or twelve strands of jade hanging down (six strands as only two sides of the crown are shown in the image), indicating that this is the crown used by the emperor when he is dressed in formal attire.As can be seen from the kanmuri tail hanging down, the crown has a normal crown underneath it..Of course, this is not physically possible, but it is a pictorial representation with some kind of intention added.There are two types of crowns, a Kanmuri and a Benkan, and Hiroki Hyodo speculates that "Emperor Jinmu's crown" refers to the Benkan.The robe in the image is probably a straight robe, although it is difficult to tell because it is hidden by the robes . Although there are some differences, the design is basically in line with the imperial robes of the Blessings and imperial robes, which is modeled after the imperial robes of Tang Dynasty emperors, such as the cloud dragon pattern in gold and the sun and moon in gold on both shoulders. For example, cloud and dragon patterns are decorated with gold mud, and the sun and moon are painted on both shoulders with gold mud..The imperial robes are originally red, but in this portrait, they are painted in yellowish brown (ochre mixed with white), representing the color of the imperial robes, or "korozome," which has been the color of the emperor's formal robe since the time of Emperor Saga.Medieval portraits of emperors are generally depicted in one of the following four forms: crowned, tied, girded, or as a monk.
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