During the Kamakura period, many emaki were produced, including kasen emaki (illustrated scrolls of celebrated poets), senki emaki (illustrated scrolls of war tales), jisha engi (illustrated legends of temples and shrines) and denki emaki (scrolls of illustrated biographies of well-known priests).
鎌倉時代には、歌仙絵巻、戦記絵巻、そして寺社縁起や高僧の伝記絵巻などが多く制作された。