Tracing of a painting from wall no. 9 in the kondō of Hōryū-ji temple

Sakurai Kōun · Hanging scroll; ink and colour on paper · Meiji era · May 1880 · British Museum

This is an 1880 tracing that preserves evidence of a mural, rather than a wall removed from the temple.

Exhibition: Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · 2026-07-25 – 2026-10-18