Shigisan engi (Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi)
Item number N2.783 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Second in a set of three (N2.782, N2.783 and N2.784) picture scrolls known as emakimono (絵巻物) or emaki (絵巻) of Shigisan engi (信貴山縁起; Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi); painted in ink with calligraphy. Mounted on grey-purple paper printed with a silver floral design. Wound around a wooden baton. When closed it ties shut with a length of purple cord, printed with a white crisscross pattern.
Narrative
Purchase recommended by Dr. Shūichi Kato (加藤周一; 1919–2008), UBC Department of Asian Studies (1960-69). Dr. Kato was a well-known cultural, literary and political critic and intellectual, who originally trained as a medical doctor. The scroll has the title 信貴山縁起 飛倉の巻 (Shigisan engi, Asuka no maki; Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi, The Flying Granary). The scroll set in the MOA collection is a modern reproduction of the original work (in colour), likely produced in the 12th century, belonging to Chōgosonshi-ji temple (朝護孫子寺) in Nara Prefecture.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1962
- Owned by Isseido before January 1962
- Received from Isseido (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during January 1962
What
- Name
- Shigisan engi (Legends of the Temple on Mount Shigi)
- Identification Number
- N2.783
- Type of Item
- painting
- Manufacturing Technique
- printed and mounted
- Overall
- height 0.3 m, width 18.3 m
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Isseido
- Received from
- Isseido (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1962
- Ownership Date
- before January 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0080/0002
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