Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi e-den)

Vertical rectangular artwork with a gold-brown background. The artwork shows a grid of 7 horizontal panels depicting scenes of everyday Japanese life. The artwork contains approximately 40 figures. The top panel shows a horse and a boat on water. The second panel shows a building on fire; people are standing around. The third panel shows people sitting on a slope; there are buildings in the background. The fourth panel depicts people playing a game with a ball on a field; people are sitting on a raised platform in the background. The fifth panel depicts a horse racing scene with jockeys on horseback. The sixth panel depicts people working on a construction site; a bridge is on the left. The seventh panel depicts a river scene with a bridge; people are standing on the shore. The border around the artwork has a patterned design.