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).
In distant Kyoto a crash of thunder is heard. A desperate monk flees from a swirling, surging deluge. Confronted by ominous waves, his frightened bull races back to the palace from whence it came.
