Ban Dainagon Ekotoba
Ban Dainagon Ekotoba is an emakimono. It is attributed to Tokiwa Mitsunaga. Its recorded country of origin is Japan.
Also recorded as Ban Dainagon Emaki · Narrative Scroll of Ban Dainagon
Ban Dainagon Ekotoba

Tokiwa Mitsunaga · [1] · Public domain
- Creator
- Tokiwa Mitsunaga.
- Date
- 1200.
- Material
- washi and Iwaenogu.
- Held by
- Idemitsu Museum of Arts.
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The object
It is recorded as the work of Tokiwa Mitsunaga. Materials recorded for it are washi and Iwaenogu. It is associated with Japan. The record gives 1200 as its date of establishment or first appearance. The recorded subject matter is Ōtenmon Incident. It is recorded in the collection of Idemitsu Museum of Arts.
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History of the document
Explore 1200–1983
The full dated record · 6 entries
1200
Ban Dainagon Ekotoba created.
1919
Ban Dainagon ekotoba (4 catalogued editions) (1919) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1976
Ban Dainagon ekotoba digitised by Open Library.
1982
The Ban Dainagon ekotoba, the Kibi Daijin nittō emaki, and the Nenjū gyōji emaki digitised by Open Library.
1983
The Ban Dainagon Ekotoba, the Ukibi Daijin Nittō Emaki, and the Nenjū Gyōji Emaki (1983) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1983
The Ban Dainagon Ekotoba, the Ukibi Daijin Nittō Emaki, and the Nenjū Gyōji Emaki digitised by Open Library.
Primary material
Digitised editions and texts
Ban Dainagon ekotoba (4 catalogued editions) (1919) — Open Library.
Ban Dainagon ekotoba (1976) — Open Library
The Ban Dainagon Ekotoba, the Ukibi Daijin Nittō Emaki, and the Nenjū Gyōji Emaki (1983) — Open Library
The Ban Dainagon ekotoba, the Kibi Daijin nittō emaki, and the Nenjū gyōji emaki (1982) — Open Library
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Ban Dainagon Ekotoba”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q952153: Ban Dainagon Ekotoba
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
scholarly publication
- Explaining the "Mystery" of Ban Dainagon ekotoba, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
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scholarly publication
Explaining the "Mystery" of Ban Dainagon ekotoba, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 2001Crossref registry
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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