Image of the Shinsa Daishō (Deep-Sand General)
ink on paper · Kamakura period · 13th century · Kyoto National Museum
The guardian who met the monk Xuanzang in the desert appears on a plain line drawing — and a few steps away stands the version carved by Kaikei.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –