Shigisan Engi Emaki
Ink and color on paper · Heian period · 12th century · Chōgosonshi-ji (Shigisan), Nara
A rice-bale borne across the sky on a flying bowl: a pinnacle of Japanese picture-scroll painting — early section 'The Flying Rice-bale', later section 'The Engi Kaji'.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –