Standing Figures: Kannon Bodhisattva, Bonten, and Taishakuten (the "Nima" Kannon)
Wooden; plain ground; kirikane (cut-gold leaf) decoration · Kamakura period · 13th century · Kyoto — Kyōō Gokoku-ji (Tō-ji)
Three small images from the two-bay chamber beside the emperor's pillow: the most intimate form of court esoteric Buddhism.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –