Title: Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)
Object type: Handscrolls
Date: late 13th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
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
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Mythical Creatures