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 (25.224e).
After a number of similar accounts are heard, construction on the Kitano Shrine in Kyoto finally begins. Noblemen, priests, commoners, and even children all join in. Still Michizane's spirit is not satisfied.
