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Seated Image of Kōgyō Daishi

Wood, polychrome paint, rock-crystal insets (gyokugan) · Edo period · 17th–18th centuries · Negoro-ji, Wakayama

The exhibition's closing work: Kakuban, who rekindled Shingon three centuries after Kūkai.

Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-07-14 – 2026-09-06

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