The Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki, is an emakimono or emaki from the 12th century, in either the Heian or Kamakura periods of Japanese history. An illuminated manuscript composed of a single scroll of paper,
Detail of the scroll showing a young girl on a pilgrimage riding a horse
Scenes at the hunter's residence
The temple and the statue of Kannon with a thousand arms
Kokawa-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the Kokawa neighborhood of the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is an absolute