A series of “Famous Japanese Illustrated Handscrolls”

Registered as National Treasure, a series of full-scale reproductions

The Shigisan Engi-e Scrolls
Set of three scrolls

The main theme of the Scrolls derives from a folktale popular in the late Heian period. First, a wealthy man and a mendicant monk Myoren demonstrate the powers of a flying bowl. Second, they cure the Emperor Daigo, who was sick, by summoning Ken no Goho. Third, Myoren reunites with his elder sister, a nun, to visit the Todai-ji temple in Nara where she received an oracle from the Great Buddha.
To depict continuous changes of time and place, figures andscenery, the so-called “iji dozu ho (polichronical method)” isadopted to supernaturally travel into time and space, and connectwith people’s sense of popular animation today.

Scroll One: The Wealthy Man of Yamazaki
Dimensions: 31.7×897.0 cm
Chogo Sonshi-ji temple
Commentaries by Akio Donohashi
Scroll Two: Myoren Miraculously Cures the Emperor
Dimensions: 31.7×1,280.5 cm
Chogo Sonshi-ji temple
Commentaries by Akio Donohashi
Scroll Three: The Nun’s Story
Dimensions: 31.7×1,424.2 cm
Chogo Sonshi-ji temple
Commentaries by Akio Donohashi
Price
JPY 308,000 (tax excluded)

    Feature

  1. 1) Commentaries are attached on each title, written respectively by prominent scholars in two languages: Japanese and English, and function as an academic study guide and reference for both domestic and international readers.
  2. 2) The original textures and colors of the work are vividly revived in reproduction by using light-resistant toners on acid-free paper (Bagasse) or Japanese paper (Torinoko). This would never have been possible using conventional printing methods.
  3. 3) The scrolls are digitally printed by the most up-to-date printing technology for high definition images in our on-demand system, so we are always able to provide the newest products to match customers’ needs.
  4. 4) Our long established “Long Sheet Printing” technology is used to create the more than 10-meter-long handscroll on one seamless sheet of paper.

Contact

  1. hayano@e-art.ne.jp