In the volume of 'Eawase' (A Picture Contest) in " Genji Monogatari" (The Tale of Genji), which was written around the same time (from the end of the 10th century to the beginning of the 11th century), narrative paintings such as "Taketori Monogatari" (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter), "Utsuho Monogatari" (The Tale of Utsuho) and "Ise Monogatari" (The Tales of Ise) were described.
同じ頃（10世紀末-11世紀初）の成立である『源氏物語』「絵合」の巻には『竹取物語』『宇津保物語』『伊勢物語』などの物語絵が登場する。