北野天神缘起绘卷

日本

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 223

位于京都的北野天满宫供奉着九世纪的学者、政治家菅原道真(845 – 903年)。道真被朝廷中的敌人诽谤后死于流亡中。自那之后,一系列自然灾害和祸事降临,让诽谤他的人一一死于非命。他的灵魂表达了希望在京都西北部为自己设置神社的愿望。今天,菅原道真在神道教中被尊为学问与书法之神。

Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki), Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on paper, Japan

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