Ishiyamadera Engi Emaki

Ink and color on paper · Kamakura to Nanbokuchō periods · 14th century · Ishiyama-dera, Shiga

A temple chronicle painted across nearly five centuries: begun in the Kamakura period and completed in the Edo period.

Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –