Title: The Origin of Tenjin

Description

• This is a large illustrated manuscript book of the type called nara-ehon. It depicts the life of Sugawara Michizane (845-903), a leading court scholar, political figure, and literary man of the Heian period (794-1185). Nara-ehon are illustrated manuscripts or hand-printed books and scrolls that were produced from the Muromachi period (1336-1573) through the middle of the Edo period (1600-1867).

Language

• Japanese

Place

• East Asia > Japan

Time

• 500 CE - 1499 CE
• 1500 CE - 1699 CE

Topic

• Literature > Other literatures > Literatures of East & Southeast Asia

Additional Subjects

• Picture books;
• Sugawara, Michizane, 845-903

Type of Item

• Manuscripts

Physical Description

• 1 volume; 33.8 × 25 centimeters

Institution

• National Diet Library