Testament with Handprints in the Hand of Emperor Go-Uda (National Treasure)
Ink on paper · Kamakura period · 14th century · Daikakuji, Kyoto
Near death, a retired emperor pressed eight vermilion handprints onto a testament written in Kūkai’s form.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –