Dojoji engi emaki 2 (Illustrations of the Origin of the Dojoji Temple)



The woman, now completely transformed into a serpent, enters the temple to look for the priest. Finding the temple bell has been lowered, she wraps herself around the temple bell and blows her fiery breath on it, incinerating the priest hidden inside.

Source: MIRACLES & MISCHIEF, p.56 Muromachi period, 15-16th c Set of two handscrolls; ink and colors on paper Vol 1:12 X 417 3/16 in (31.5 x 1060.7cm) Vol 2:12 X 426 1/4 in (31.5 x 1083.7cm) Dojoji, Wakayama Pref. Important Cultural Property figure 19