Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki

The Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki (粉河寺縁起絵巻, "Illustrated handscroll of Legends of Kokawa-dera Temple"), is an emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscroll) from the 12th century, in either the Heian or Kamakura periods of Japanese history. An illuminated manuscript composed of a single scroll of paper, it illustrates the foundation of, and the miracles associated with, the Kokawa-dera Buddhist temple in the former Kii Province (currently in Wakayama Prefecture). The long paintings in the work were executed in a simple, uncluttered, Yamato-e style typical of Japanese paintings of the time.