熊野縁起絵巻, Illustrated Legends of the Origins of the Kumano Shrines (Kumano engi emaki), late 16th–early 17th century

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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. ( × 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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