Kegon Engi Emaki
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The Kegon Engi Emaki (華厳縁起) or Kegon-shū Sōshi Eden (華厳宗祖師絵伝) ("Illuminated scrolls from the founders of the Kegon Sect"; also translated as "Illustrated Legends of the Kegon Patriarchs", "Legends of the Kegon Sect" or "Scrolls of the Founding of the Kegon Sect") is an emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscroll) from the beginning of the 13th century, in the Kamakura period of Japanese history (1185–1333).[1] An illuminated manuscript, it narrates in six paper scrolls the Buddhist legend of the founding of the Kegon school in Korea, and the lives of its two founding monks Gishō and Gengyō.[2]
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Kegon Engi Emaki | |
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ja: 華厳縁起 or 華厳宗祖師絵伝 | |
Artist | Uncertain |
Completion date | 13th century |
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Movement | Yamato-e |
Subject | Kegon school |
Dimensions | 31 cm × 8195 cm (12 in × 3,226 in) |
Designation | National Treasure |
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