Maitreya Bodhisattva
Color on silk · Kamakura period · 13th century · Hozan-ji, Nara
From the Hachijū-honzan (the Eighteen Head Temples), Hozan-ji on Mount Ikoma presents a Kamakura Maitreya that is four hundred years older than the temple itself.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –