Standing Figure of Shinsha Daishō (attributed to Kaikei)
Wood, polychromy · Kamakura period · Kenkyū 8 (1197) · Kongōbu-ji, Wakayama
A foreign guardian deity who rescued Xuanzang from quicksand; rendered here as a standing wooden figure attributed to Kaikei, guarding the sutra repository at Kōyasan.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –