北野天神縁起絵巻|Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)

Unknown artist

Date: late 13th century

Medium: Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) 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)

Classification: Paintings

Culture: Japan

Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)

Themes: Men, Mythical Creatures

Fletcher Fund, 1925

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