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Nuns walked all Japan explaining a painted mandala of heaven and hell - pictures used as the instrument of preaching.
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E-toki (絵解き; "picture deciphering, picture explaining") refers to a Japanese Buddhist practice of using an emaki (hand picture, a painted hand scroll) or picture halls (rooms with pictures either painted onto the walls, or containing a series of hanging scrolls) to explain a Buddhist principle.
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Founded / opened：Medieval period Highlights / collection：Kumano Kanshin Jukkai Mandala, Picture-telling by bikuni nuns Genre：Nihonga (Japanese-style painting), Antique art and Buddhist art
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