Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki

Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki
ja: 粉河寺縁起絵巻
Detail of the scroll showing a young girl on a pilgrimage riding a horse
Artist	Unknown
Completion date	12th century
Medium	Emakimono Paint and ink on paper handscroll
Movement	Yamato-e
Subject	[[[Kokawa-dera|Kokawa-dera Temple]] [ja]] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 109) (help)
Dimensions	30.8 cm × 1984.2 cm (12.1 in × 781.2 in)
Designation	National Treasure
Location	Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto
Owner	Kokawa-dera Temple, Kinokawa, Wakayama

The Kokawa-dera Engi Emaki (粉河寺縁起絵巻, "Illustrated handscroll of Legends of Kokawa-dera Temple"), is an emakimono or emaki (painted narrative handscroll) from the 12th century, in either the Heian or Kamakura periods of Japanese history. An illuminated manuscript composed of a single scroll of paper, it illustrates the foundation of, and the miracles associated with, the [[[Kokawa-dera|Kokawa-dera Buddhist temple]] [ja]] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 118) (help) in the former Kii Province (currently in Wakayama Prefecture). The long paintings in the work were executed in a simple, uncluttered, Yamato-e style typical of Japanese paintings of the time.