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北野天神縁起絵巻 Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)
Kamakura Period Japan
late 13th century · Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold on paper
Dimensions a: 11 5/16 in. × 22 ft. 7 7/16 in. (28.8 × 689.4 cm) b: 11 5/16 in. × 25 ft. 3/8 in. (28.8 × 763 cm) c: 11 5/16 x 274 1/8 in. (28.8 x 696.3 cm) d: 11 5/16 x 224 15/16 in. (28.8 x 571.4 cm) e: 11 5/16 x 352 3/16 in. (28.8 x 894.5 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 Su...
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