熊野縁起絵巻, Illustrated Legends of the Origins of the Kumano Shrines (Kumano engi emaki), Momoyama period (1573–1615), late 16th–early 17th century, Japan, Set of three handscrolls; ink and color on paper, Image (a): 9 1/2 in. × 33 ft. 5 5/8 in. (24.1 × 1020.2 cm), Paintings, This is a set of three handscrolls narrating the miraculous origins of the shrines at Kumano, one of Japan’s most sacred locales. A fantastical account of the Indian origins and ultimate enshrinement of Kumano’s three deities, the story is told through a mix of text and image presented in a linear format, conveying progression through time and space
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熊野縁起絵巻, Illustrated Legends, Origins, Kumano Shrines, engi emaki, Momoyama period, 1573–1615, late 16th–early 17th century, Japan, Set, three handscrolls, ink, color, paper, Image, 9 1/2, 33 ft, 5 5/8, 24.1, 1020.2 cm, Paintings, set, handscrolls narrating, miraculous origins, shrines, Kumano, sacred locales, fantastical account, Indian, ultimate enshrinement, three, deities, story, told, mix, text, image presented, linear format, conveying progression, time, space
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