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Portrait of Kōbō-Daishi (Priest Kūkai)
UnknownMuromachi period,15th century
The Kagawa Museum
Takamatsu-shi, Japan
When the great priest Kūkai was in ascetic practice at Hyobugaura, it is said that he saw a vision of the Shakyamuni Buddha through a break in the mountains. This scroll interprets that anecdote.
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- Title: Portrait of Kōbō-Daishi (Priest Kūkai)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: Muromachi period,15th century
- Physical Dimensions: w76.8 x h115.3 ㎝
- Type: Color on silk
- External Link: http://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kmuseum/index.html
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