Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Shrine (Kitano Tenjin Engi) (detail). Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century. Japan. Handscroll; ink and color on paper; 11 3/4 x 28 ft. 3 3/4 in. (29.8 x 863 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1925 (25.224b).
Fearing a similarly dreadful fate for banishing Michizane, Emperor Daigo makes one final desperate grasp for salvation and takes the tonsure, becoming a Buddhist monk. In the end, however, he is unable to save himself and meets an untimely death.
