View Emaki with Horizontal Scrolling
Emaki (picture scrolls) are meant to be slowly unrolled and followed — not read like a book. Enjoy masterpieces such as Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga and Kusōzu from the Heian–Kamakura periods, scene by scene, with horizontal scrolling.
What is Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga? See Japan's Oldest Manga in Horizontal Scrolling
Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (Frolicking Animals and Humans) is a set of picture scrolls from the Heian–Kamakura period. Famous for humorous depictions of rabbits, monkeys, and frogs behaving like humans, it is often called Japan's oldest manga. The artist remains unknown, and the scrolls are full of mystery. Browse all four scrolls (A–D) horizontally.
What is Kusōzu? — Nine Stages of Decay
Kusōzu (Nine Stages of Decay) is a Buddhist picture scroll depicting a beautiful woman's body decaying through nine stages after death, created in the Kamakura period. It vividly portrays the beauty and ugliness of the human body to inspire meditation on impermanence. Based on Empress Danrin, it is one of the most celebrated kusōzu scrolls. Scroll horizontally through every scene.
