As to Emakimono, the existing oldest works are those produced around the 12th centuries such as the "Genji Monogatari Emaki," and there were no existing narrative paintings produced before the 11th century, and it is a pity that the reality of this situation and the history of its style are not clear.
絵巻物にしても、現存するものは『源氏物語絵巻』など12世紀頃の作品が最古であり、11世紀以前の物語絵で現存するものはないので、その実態や様式の変遷については、不明と言わざるをえない。