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At its core are some 20 hand scrolls, or emaki, an ingenious medium evolved from the illustrated sutras that began landing in Japan from China in the eighth century as part of the spread of Buddhism.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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Illustrated Japanese hand scrolls, or emaki, originated in the eighth century and were made to be unrolled in two-foot segments.
The New Yorker newyorker.com 2012
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At its core are some 20 hand scrolls, or emaki, an ingenious medium evolved from the illustrated sutras that began landing in Japan from China in the eighth century as part of the spread of Buddhism.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERTA SMITH 2011
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Her work is a little like the Japanese emaki, or picture scrolls, and she stores it rolled up on the centrepiece table, with her brushes making an elegant monochrome still life nearby.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes is being made for PlayStation 3 and Wii, but Capcom has not shown any differences between platforms until now. screenshots from Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes 'drama emaki mode distinguish the Wii and PlayStation 3 versions.
Siliconera Spencer 2010
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