Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Shrine (Kitano Tenjin Engi), Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 11 3/4 in. x 28 ft. 3 3/4 in. (29.8 x 863 cm), Paintings, Emaki artists, Japanese artists working in the narrative handscroll or emaki format, were masters of dramatic suspense. This scroll depicts the origin of the Kitano Shrine of the Tenjin cult, one of the most important in Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan
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Illustrated Legends, Kitano Shrine, Tenjin Engi, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, 13th century, Japan, Handscroll, ink, color, paper, 11 3/4, x 28 ft, 3, 29.8 x 863 cm, Paintings, Emaki artists, Japanese working, narrative handscroll, emaki format, masters, dramatic suspense, scroll depicts, origin, Tenjin cult, important, Shinto, indigenous religion
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