"Ippen Hijirie" - Ippen Hijirie

Japanese: 《一遍聖絵》 - いっぺんひじりえ

…There are various relics, but they can be broadly divided into two categories. First, the 12 volumes of the Ippen Hijirie (owned by Kankikoji Temple, although the 7th volume is in the Tokyo National Museum) are painted on silk, which is unusual for a picture scroll, and the colophon of the 12th volume states that in August 1299, Shokai wrote the legend, Hogen En'i drew the pictures, and Fujiwara Tsunetada wrote the title. This so-called Shokaibon was produced 10 years after Ippen's death, by Shokai, who was both a close relative and a senior disciple of Ippen, and En'i, who was also thought to have been close to Ippen, who led several artists in their efforts to repay their debt of gratitude and virtue. …

From "Kamakura Period Art"

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[Late paintings]
Looking at society in general in the second half of the 13th century, the Mongol invasion triggered the movement of people from Gyeonggi to the eastern provinces, reaching even the westernmost parts of the country, and the broadening of their horizons is thought to have influenced art and crafts as well. Many of the major surviving picture scrolls were produced during this period, including Buddhist scripture tales such as the Kegon Gojugosho Emaki (Todaiji Temple), narrative paintings such as the Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki (Gotoh Museum of Art, etc.), and battle paintings such as the Mongol Invasion Illustrated Scroll (Gyotō Museum of Art, etc.). In particular, paintings depicting the origins of shrines and temples such as Kitano Tenmangū Shrine, and paintings depicting the lives of high priests, such as the Ippen Hijiri-e (Ippen Hijiri-e) produced in 1299 (Shoan 1) (by En'isaku, Kankikō-ji Temple, Kyoto, etc.) were very popular.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Ippen Hijiri-e" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…各種多様な遺品が存するが，二つの系統に大別される。まず《一遍聖絵（ひじりえ）》12巻(歓喜光寺蔵，ただし第7巻は東京国立博物館蔵)は絵巻としては珍しく絹本に描かれ，第12巻奥書に正安1年(1299)8月，聖戒（しようかい）が詞書をつくり，法眼円伊が絵を描き，藤原経尹が外題を書いたことを記している。このいわゆる聖戒本は一遍没後10年目に，一遍の近親でもあり高弟でもあった聖戒と，やはり一遍の身近にあったと思われる円伊が，数名の画家を統率し，報恩報徳の念をこめて制作したもの。…

【鎌倉時代美術】より

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［後期の絵画］
　13世紀後半は社会全般からみても，蒙古襲来を契機に京畿から東国への人の動きがさらに西国の端まで達し，彼らの視野の広まりは美術工芸にも影響したと思われる。伝存する主要な絵巻の多くがこの時期に制作されていて，《華厳五十五所絵巻》(東大寺)のような経典説話，《紫式部日記絵巻》(五島美術館等)のような物語絵，《蒙古襲来絵詞》(御物)のような合戦絵があり，北野天満宮などの社寺縁起絵と，1299年(正安1)制作の《一遍聖絵》(円伊作。京都歓喜光寺等)に代表される高僧伝絵は特に盛行した。…

※「《一遍聖絵》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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