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Shigisan Engi Emaki
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The Shigisan Engi Emaki is an emakimono or emaki made in the second half of the 12th century CE, during the Heian period of Japanese history. It is an illuminated manuscript detailing miracles attribu
Detail of the "flying granary" scene
Detail of the "flying granary" scene
Detail of the first scroll: a rich farmer implores Myōren's forgiveness.
Detail of the first scroll: a rich farmer implores Myōren's forgiveness.
The Chōgosonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi
The Chōgosonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi
Detail from the first scroll: Myōren orders his visitors to put a bag of rice in his bowl
Detail from the first scroll: Myōren orders his visitors to put a bag of rice in his bowl
Emakimono
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Emakimono or emaki is an illustrated horizontal narration system of painted handscrolls that dates back to Nara-period Japan. Initially copying their much older Chinese counterparts in style, during t
Shigisan Engi Emaki
…The Shigisan Engi Emaki (信貴山縁起絵巻; lit. "Legend of Mount Shigi Emaki") is an emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscroll) made in the second half of the 12th century CE, during the Heian period of Japanese history (794–1185). It is…
Detail from the Genji Monogatari Emaki, a classic 12th century emakimono of the imperial court
Detail from the Genji Monogatari Emaki, a classic 12th century emakimono of the imperial court
Detail of calligraphy of the Genji Monogatari Emaki, on richly decorated paper
Detail of calligraphy of the Genji Monogatari Emaki, on richly decorated paper
Example of a complete scroll of an emakimono, the Ippen Shōnin Eden (seventh scroll, 1299, Tokyo National Museum). Reading direction is from right to
Example of a complete scroll of an emakimono, the Ippen Shōnin Eden (seventh scroll, 1299, Tokyo National Museum). Reading direction is from right to left. Traditionally, the reader never fully unwinds the roll, but unwinds it with one hand while rewinding it with the other, learning the story piecemeal.
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect [fr], 8th century
Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect [fr], 8th century