Illustrated Biography of Kōbō Daishi, Scrolls 3 and 10
Color on paper · Nanbokuchō period · Kōō 1 (1389) · Tōji (Kyōōgokokuji), Kyoto
Commissioned for the master’s 600th birthday and painted over fifteen years, this biography returns to another birthday celebration 650 years later.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –