Two Mandalas of the Two Realms (Daigo-ji version)
Color on silk · Kamakura period · 13th century · Daigo-ji, Kyoto
An esoteric Buddhist cosmos rendered with washes of gold and silver pigment — a set officially singled out as "one of the most representative examples of the Shingon tradition."
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –