Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki), 北野天神縁起絵巻, Kamakura period (1185–1333), late 13th century, Japan, Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold on paper, a: 11 5/16 in. × 22 ft. 7 7/16 in. (28.8 × 689.4 cm), Paintings, An ancient Shinto belief that the unpredictable, calamitous forces of nature are animated by tormented human spirits (onryō) underlies the legendary origin of the Kitano Tenjin shrine, dedicated to Sugawara Michizane (845–903
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Illustrated Legends, Kitano Tenjin Shrine, Kitano Tenjin engi emaki, 北野天神縁起絵巻, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, late 13th century, Japan, Set, five handscrolls, ink, color, cut gold, paper, 11 5/16, 22 ft, 7 7/16, 28.8, 689.4 cm, Paintings, ancient, Shinto, belief, unpredictable, calamitous forces, nature, animated, tormented human, spirits, onryō, underlies, legendary origin, Kitano Tenjin, shrine, dedicated, Sugawara Michizane, 845–903
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