Portraits of the Eight Shingon Patriarchs
Color on silk · Muromachi period · 15th–16th century · Sainan-in, Wakayama
From India to Chang’an and then Japan: eight transmitters of esoteric Buddhism, four appearing in each rotation.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –