Explore: Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba (scrolls)

Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba (蒙古襲来絵詞, Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion) is a set of two Japanese illustrated handscrolls (emaki) commissioned by the

Kōan during the Mongol invasions of Japan. Suenaga commissioned the Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, an illustrated handscroll, in order to provide a pictorial account

bomb was thrown either by hand or catapult. According to the Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba scroll, these bombs made a large noise and emitted bright fire upon explosion

ordinary people, and also stories of wars from Japanese history. The Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba (Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion) are a pair of illustrated

the world's military." In the same spirit, a noble warrior had the Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba designed to recount his military exploits during the Mongol invasions

Emaki [fr] (no longer extant), which recounted the Hōgen rebellion, the Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba on the Mongol invasions, and of course the emakimono the subject

(島崎武経) Son: Hasama Takekado (迫間武門) Son: Kitamura Takemura (重富武村) Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba Takezaki Suenaga Battle of Bun'ei Battle of Kōan Mongol Invasions

Japanese samurai defending the stone barrier -- from the narrative picture scroll Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, which was painted between 1275 and 1293.

Japanese samurai defending the stone barrier -- from the narrative picture scroll Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, which was painted between 1275 and 1293

invasions of Japan This excerpt is taken from the narrative picture scroll Moko shurai ekotoba, which was painted between 1275 and 1293 -- see Mongol Invasions