It is said that paintings were completed in the period of Emperor Yozei (according to the "Konendairyaku") or the Emperor had KOSE no Kanaoka to paint them in 892 (according to the "Kokon Chomon ju" [a Collection of Tales Heard, Past and Present]).
陽成天皇の時代に完成したとも（『皇年代略』）、また寛平4年に巨勢金岡にえがかせたとも（『古今著聞集』）いう。