How does this artwork elucidate its Dating and author?
An inscription located ahead of the fourth guard mentions the month of October 1247, and the emakimono could therefore have been created during or close to that month.A widespread hypothesis among art historians attributes the work to Fujiwara no Nobuzane (born c. 1176 and died c. 1266), a renowned painter greatly appreciated for his portraits, perhaps with the help of his son Sen-amida-butsu for the last two portraits, the rendering of which differs significantly from that of the other guards. However, there is no certainty about these attributions; as the lines vary through the portraits, the work could have been carried out by several artists, or by one artist using changes of style.
emakimono Fujiwara no Nobuzane