Illustrated scrolls are often titled with endings of '-ekotoba,' '-soshi,' '-eden' and others, like "Heiji Monogatari Ekotoba" (illustrated stories of Heiji Rebellion), "Jigoku Zoshi" (handscrolls depicting Buddhist hell), "Honen Shonin Eden" (illustrated tales of Honen, a Buddhist saint) and so on. |
絵巻物の作品名称としては、「○○絵詞(えことば)」「○○草紙」「○○絵伝」等と称するものも多い(例としては『平治物語絵詞』『地獄草紙』『法然上人絵伝』など)。 |