Religious storyDojoji engi emaki(Illustrated Legend of Dojoji)
Dojoji engi emaki
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Dojoji Engi Emaki (Illustrated Legend of Dojoji)
Kiyohime, who fell in love with a visiting priest named Anchin, pursued him and followed him
to Dojo-ji in Kii Province (present-day Wakayama Prefecture). This story takes a dreadful
turn as Kiyohime, who had turned into a snake, finds Anchin, who was hiding inside the
temple bell, and winds herself around the bell, spewing out flames of fire. This picture
scroll is structured so that each of the illustrated scenes are connected together, leading
the audience to the end of the story through a series of images mixed with words that are
very colloquial.