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Shôtoku Taishi e-den ('Illustrated biography of Prince Shôtoku Taishi'), fragments from a set of hanging scroll paintings. Muromachi period, early 16th century AD. An example of the narrative tradition in Yamato-e style. The illustration here shows the Prince's birth on the left and on the right the four-year-old Shôtoku praying for his father.  
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART307123 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 4456px × 2541px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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16th century CE
Birth Scene
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Painting, Medium
Praying
Prince
Scroll
Taishi, Shotoku