Special Exhibition

Treasures of Jodo Shinshu and the Hongwanji II—The Preservation of Beauty and Teachings—
March 4th to June 11th, 2017 at Ryukoku Museum
List of Works
Notes• The list numbers corespond to the exhibition labels.
• Not all the works of this list will be exhibited at the same time because of the exhibition rotations.
Chapter 1 Past Chief Priests of Hongwanji
No.

Title

Artist or Author

Date

2

Portraits of Shinran (Hana no Go'ei )3Portraits of Shinran

4

Portraits of Shinran

5

Seated Image of Shinran

Wood withpigments,
crystal Eyes

Kamakura-Nambokuchō
period, 14th century

Hongaku-ji, Fukui

6

Seated Image of Shinran

Wood with toned
repairs,
crystal Eyes

Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period, 14th-15th century

Konkaikōmyō-ji, Kyoto

7

Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Hongwanji shōnin Shinran denne )Colors on paper

Nambokuchō period,
14th century

Kōraku-ji, Nagano

8[Important Cultural Property]
Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Hongwanji shōnin Shinran denne )Inscription by
Zonkaku (1290-1373)

Colors on paper

Nambokuchō period,
14th century

Jōsembō in Temma,
Osaka

9

Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Shinran shōnin denne )by Tokuriki Zensetsu,
Inscription by
Fujiwara no Sadatoshi no
Musume (Shōriin-ni)

Colors on paper

Edo period,
Empō 7 (1679)

Hongwanji, Kyoto

11
12
13
14

Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Shinran shōnin eden )Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Shinran shōnin eden )Illustrated Biography of Shinran(Shinran shōnin eden )Genealogy of Hongwanji(Hongwanji keizu )Names and Dates of Hōnen and the Past
Chief Priests of Hongwanji

Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Endorsed by
Jitsunyo (1458-1525)
Endorsed by
Shōnyo (1516-54)

Endorsed by
Kennyo (1543-92)
Endorsed by
Junnyo (1577-1630)
Endorsed by
Ryōnyo (1612-62)

Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silkInk on paper

by Rennyo

Ink on paper

Muromachi period,
Bunmei 11 (1479)
Momoyama period,
16th-17th century
Muromachi period,
Meiō 6 (1497)
Muromachi period,
16th century

Location and Owner

1

10

Inscription and Endorsed
by Rennyo (1415-99)

Materials[National Treasure]
Portrait of Shinran (Anjō no Go'ei )Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongyō-ji, Shiga
Konjōbō, Toyama
Hōon-ji, Toyama

Momoyama period,
16th century
Mmoyama period,
Keichō 17 (1612)
Edo period,
Manji 2 (1659)
Edo period,
17th century
Muromachi period,
Kyōtoku 4 (1455)

Eiō-ji, Hyōgo
Mommyō-ji, Toyama
Shōnen-ji, Toyama
Ryukoku University
Library
Chōshō-ji, Fukui

15

Portraits of Pure Land Masters and the Past
Chief Priests of Hongwanji(Hōon resshō zuga )Colors on silk

Edo period,
Kyōhō 15 (1730)

Ryukoku University
Library

16

Images of Pure Land Masters ofChina and Japan(Portraits of Zendō, Hōnen and Shinran)Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century

Jōin-ji, Fukui

17

Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Endorsed by Zonkaku

Colors on silk

Shōren-ji, Toyama

18

Portraits of Shinran and Rennyo

Endorsed by Rennyo

Colors on silk

19

Portraits of Shinran and Rennyo

Endorsed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th-16th century
Muromachi period,
Bunmei 9 (1477)
Muromachi period,
Daiei 4 (1524)

Agui Saihō-ji, Kyoto
Myōan-ji, Toyama

No.

Title

Artist or Author
Endorsed by Ryōnyo

Materials
Colors on silk

Date
Edo period,
Manji 1 (1658)
Muromachi period,
16th century
Mmoyama period,
Keichō 16 (1611)
Momoyama-Edo period,
17th century
Momoyama period,
Bunroku 3 (1594)
Edo period,
Genna 6 (1620)
Edo period,
Hōei 3 (1706)
Edo period,
Genroku 9 (1696)
Edo period,
Kan'ei 8 (1631)
Edo period,
Kan'ei 17 (1640)
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
Jōkyō 4 (1687)
Edo period,
17th-18th century

Location and Owner
Shōnen-ji, Toyama

20

Portraits of Rennyo and Junnyo

21

Portrait of Rennyo

22

Portrait of Rennyo

23

Portrait of Rennyo at the Age of Six(Kanoko no Go'ei )24Portrait of Kennyo

Endorsed by Junnyo

Colors on silk

25

Portrait of Kennyo

Endorsed by Junnyo

Colors on silk

26

Portrait of Kennyo

Endorsed by Jakunyo (1651-1725)
Colors on silk

27

Portraits of Kennyo and Junnyo

Endorsed by Jakunyo

Colors on silk

28

Portrait of Junnyo

Endorsed by Ryōnyo

Colors on silk

29

Portrait of Junnyo

Endorsed by Ryōnyo

Colors on silk

30

Portrait of Junnyo

31

Portrait of Ryōnyo

Endorsed by Jakunyo

Colors on silk

32

Portrait of Ryōnyo

Endorsed by Jakunyo

Colors on silk

33

Portrait of RyōnyoCommentary by Jakunyo,
Inscription by
Ryōshō Hosshinnō

Colors on silk

34

Portrait of Jakunyo

35

Portrait of Jakunyo

36

Portrait of Jūnyo

Colors on silk

37

Portrait of Tannyo

Colors on silk

38

Portrait of Tannyo

39

Portrait of Tannyo (from Rekidai goeizu )40

Portrait of Hōnyo

41

Portrait of Hōnyo

Colors on silk

42

Portrait of Monnyo

Colors on silk

43

Portrait of Monnyo

Endorsed by Honnyo (written
by Kōnyo
Colors on silk
(1798-1871) on behalfof Honnyo)

44

Portrait of Honnyo

Colors on silk

45

Portrait of Honnyo

46

Portrait of Kōnyo

Colors on silk

47

Portrait of Kōnyo

Colors on silk

48

Portrait of Myōnyo with Seven Panel Kesa

by Andō Chūtarō

Oil painting

Meiji 29 (1896)

Ryukoku University

49

Portrait of Myōnyo with Five Panel Kesa

by Andō Chūtarō

Oil painting

Meiji 29 (1896)

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Colors on silk
Endorsed by Junnyo

Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Colors on silk

Colors on silk
Endorsed by
Jūnyo (1673-1739)

Endorsed by
Hōnyo (1707-89)

Colors on silk

Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Commentary by Honnyo(1778-1826), Inscription
by Monnyo (1744-99)

Endorsed by Kōnyo

Colors on silk

Colors on silk

Edo period,
Tenna 2 (1682)
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
Kan'en 1 (1748)
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
An'ei 5 (1776)

Gankyō-ji, Iwate
Shingyō-ji, Osaka
Chōshō-ji, Fukui
Enna-ji, Fukui
Kōzen-ji, Fukushima
Senshō-ji, Gifu
Hongyō-ji, Shiga
Shōkō-ji, ToyamaSennō-ji, Osaka
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Shōkō-ji, Toyama
Senshō-ji, Gifu

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century

Ryukoku University
Library

Edo period,
Bunsei 7 (1824)

Ryukoku University
Library

Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
Keiō 2 (1866)
Meiji period,
19th century
Meiji period,
19th century

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library

No.

Title

Artist or Author

Materials

Date

Woodblockprint on paper

Kamakura period,
Kenchō 8 (1256)

50[Important Cultural Property]
Commentary on the Treatise on
the Pure Land (Jōdoron chū )51

Fragment of Passage in Forty-eight Vows

Ink on paper

52

Fragment of Passage in Forty-eight Vows

Ink on paper

Notes byShinran (1173-1263)

Fragment of Hymns in Praise of
Prince Shōtoku (the 42nd verse)
Fragment of Hymns in Praise of
Prince Shōtoku (the 73rd verse)
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo amida butsu )Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo amida butsu )by Rennyo

Ink on paper

by Rennyo

Ink on paper

by Rennyo

Ink on paper

58

Gobunshō Letters (Letters of Rennyo)

by Rennyo

Ink on paper

59

Temple of Yoshizaki Gobō

53
54
55
56
57

60
61
62
63
64

65

Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō)
Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Letters Concerining the Seals of Junnyo

Ink on paper
Ink on paper

Colors on paper
Colors on silk
Endorsed by Rennyo

Colors on silk

Endorsed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk

Endorsed by Junnyo

Colors on silk

Endorsed by Junnyo

Colors on silk

by Junnyo

Kamakura period,
13th century
Kamakura period,
13th century
Kamakura period,
13th century
Kamakura period,
13th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
Bunmei 17 (1485)
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Edo period,
17th century
Muromachi period,
Kanshō 3 (1462)
Muromachi period,
Bunmei 19 (1487)
Muromachi period,
Meiō 5 (1496)
Momoyama period,
Keichō 8 (1603)
Momoyama-Edo period,
17th century

Location and Owner
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Kōshō-ji, Toyama
Ganshō-ji, Toyama
Ganshō-ji, Toyama
Senshō-ji, Gifu
Hongaku-ji, Fukui
Gansen-ji, Osaka
Kōfuku-ji, Osaka
Kōshō-ji, Toyama
Shōsai-ji, Shiga
Tokushō-ji, Shiga
Myōson-ji, Osaka
Shinjō-ji, Gifu
Shōgaku-ji, Hyōgo
Senshō-ji, Gifu

Ink on paper

Edo period,
Genna 2, 4 (1616, 1618)

Stored in Hongwanji
Shiryō Kenkyūsho(Research Institute for
the Hongwanji History)Wood

Edo period,
17th century

Stored in Hongwanji
Shiryō Kenkyūsho(Research Institute for
the Hongwanji History)

66

Seals of Junnyo

67

Certification of a donated statue ofAmida Tathagata

by Junnyo

Ink on paper

68

Gobunshō Letters (Letters of Rennyo)

Endorsed (Stamped)by Junnyo

Woodblockprint on paper

Momoyama period,
Keichō 16 (1611)
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
17th century

69

Burned Roof Tiles and Soil70

Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Endorsed by Ryōnyo

Colors on silk

71

Gobunshō Letters (Letters of Rennyo)

Endorsed (Stamped)by Ryōnyo

Woodblockprint on paper

72

Roof Tiles of Goeidō of Hongwanji

Ceramic

73

Japanese Chess (Shōgi ) Board

Wood(nutmeg)

74

Pieces for Japanese Chess (Shōgi )75

Handbook for Japanese Chess(Sashide ichiban shōgi )76
77

Written by Seian

Wood (box)

Gobunshō Letters (Letters of Rennyo)

Endorsed (Stamped)by Jakunyo

Woodblockprint on paper
Woodblockprint on paper

Eight Views of Xiaoxiang

by Jakunyo

Colors on silk

Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
Kan'ei 9 (1632)
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
Genroku 11 (1698)
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
Genroku 4 (1691)

Shingyō-ji, Osaka
Ryukoku University
LibraryStored in Hongwanji
Shiryō Kenkyūsho(Research Institute for
the Hongwanji History)An'yō-ji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto

No.

Title

Artist or Author

Materials

78

Waka -style Poems on Kaishi Paper

by Jakunyo

Ink on paper

79

Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo amida butsu)

by Jūnyo

Ink on silk

80

Waka -style Poems on Reed-shaped Paper

by Jūnyo

Ink on paper

81

Seals of Jūnyo

82
83

Ivory,
ebony wood

Catalog of Seal Impressions of
the Past Chief Priests of HongwanjiCommentary on Ten Types ofWaka -style Poems

Stamps on paper
by Tannyo

Ink on paper

Date
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
17th-19th century
Edo period,
Kyōhō 20 (1735)
Edo period,
Tenmei 6 (1786)
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
18th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
Tempō 2 (1831)
Meiji period,
19th century

84

One Hundred of Chinese Character "壽"by Hōnyo

Colors on silk

85

Chrysanthemum and Small Birds

by Hōnyo

Colors on silk

86

Waka -style Poems of Shinranby Hōnyo

87

Waka -style Poems of Zenjun

by Monnyo

Ink ondecorative paper
Ink ondecorative paper

88

Cranesby Monnyo, Inscription
by Kōnyo

Colors on silk

89

Prawnsby Honnyo

Colors on paper

90

Kōjin Bridge (Miyuki Bridge)

Inscription by Kōnyo

91

Kōjin Bridge (Miyuki Bridge)

by Yoshisaka Yōhō,
Inscription by Kōnyo

92

Irastrated List of votive offerings
to Hongwanji

Ink and lightcolors on silk
Ink and lightcolors on silk
Multi-color
print on paper

93

Five Panel Kesa of Myōnyo

Silk, etc.

94

Brazier (Donated on the Occasion of the 650th
Anniversary of Shinran's Death)

Ceramic

Meiji 44 (1911)

95

Calligraphy "Tekisui"

Ink on silk

Shōwa 12 (1937)

by Shōnyo

Location and Owner
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Jōfuku-ji, Niigata
Jōfuku-ji, Niigata
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Ryukoku University
Library
Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Chapter 2 History of the Commemoration of the Accession of Jodo Shinshu Tradition
No.

Title

96

Film of the Commemoration on
the Accesion of the Jodo Shinshū
Tradition to Shōnyo

97

Seven Panel Kesa of Shōnyo

98Film of the Commemoration on
the Accesion of the Jodo Shinshū
Tradition to Sokunyo

99

Seven Panel Kesa of Sokunyo

Artist or Author

Materials

Date

Location and Owner

Shōwa 8 (1933)

Jōdo Shinshū
Hongwanji-ha

Shōwa 8 (1933)

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Shōwa 52, 55(1977, 1980)

Jōdo Shinshū
Hongwanji-ha

Silk, etc.

Shōwa 55 (1980)

Hongwanji, Kyoto

100 Seven Panel Kesa of Sennyo

Silk, etc.

Heisei 27 (2015)

Hongwanji, Kyoto

101 Set of dishes and bowls for Chief Priests

Lacquer and gold
foil on wood

Meiji period

Hongwanji, Kyoto

102 Basin with Four Horn-like Handles

Lacquer on wood

Meiji period

Hongwanji, Kyoto

103 Water Jars

Bronze castMeiji period

Hongwanji, Kyoto

104 Sitting Mat

Silk, etc.

Meiji period

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Silk, etc.

Chapter 3 Religious Treasures of Hongwanji and Jodo Shinshu
No.

Title

Image of Amida Tathagata
105(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Artist or Author
Endoesed by JitsunyoMaterials
Colors on silk

Date
Muromachi period,
Eishō 7 (1510)

Location and Owner
Tokunen-ji, Aichi

No.
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121

Title
Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kimyō jinjippō mugekō nyorai )Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō nyorai )Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō nyorai )Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō nyorai )Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō nyorai )Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō nyorai )Eight-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo fukashigikō butsu )Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Namo amida butsu )Artist or Author

Materials

Endoesed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk

Endoesed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk

Endoesed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk

Endoesed by Jitsunyo

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on paper
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Date
Muromachi period,
Eishō 14 (1517)
Muromachi period,
Eishō 16 (1519)
Muromachi period,
Eishō 17 (1520)
Muromachi period,
Tembun 8 (1539)
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century

Location and Owner
Jūsei-ji, Osaka
Kōfuku-ji, Osaka
Shōmyō-ji, Osaka
Gansen-ji, Osaka
Jōren-ji, Nagano
Enchō-ji, Shiga
Myōson-ji, OsakaJōsembō in Temma,
Osaka
Jōren-ji, Nagano
Myōsen-ji, Nagano
Tokunen-ji, Aichi
Enjō-ji, Fukui
Jōsembō in Temma,
Osaka
Hōon-ji, Toyama
Kōzen-ji, Fukushima
Hontoku-ji, Hyōgo

122 Standing Amida Tathagata

Wood with goldand pigments,
crystal eyes

Kamakura period,
13th century

Zempuku-ji, Kanagawa

123 Seated Amida Tathagata

Wood with gold,
crystal eyes

Kamakura-Nambokuchō
period, 14th century

Jōkyō-ji, Chiba

Wood with gold,
lacquer and gold
foil, crystal eyes

Momoyama-Edo period,
17th century

Ryukoku Museum(donated by
Ms. Yoshikado Naoko)

Colors on silk

Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period,14th-15th century

An'yō-ji, Kyoto

124Standing Amida Tathagata ina Small Shrine

125 Image of Amida Tathagata

126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135

Image of Amida Tathagata(Hōbenhosshin Sonzō )Image of Amida Tathagata andSix-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
Image of Amida Tathagata andTwelve Small Buddhas
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Six Small Buddhas
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Two Pure Land Masters
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Two Pure Land Masters
Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Two Pure Land Masters
Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha],
Shakyamuni Buddha and Amida Buddha
Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
and Four Pure Land Masters

by KōunColors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period, 14th century
Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period, 14th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period, 14th century

Zenshō-ji, Fukushima
Gankyō-ji, Iwate
Gankyō-ji, Iwate
Kōkaku-ji, Toyama
Jōren-ji, Nagano
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Kōzen-ji, Fukushima
Shōnen-ji, Miyagi
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Sennō-ji, Osaka

No.

Title

Six-character Name [for Amida Buddha]
136
and Two Pure Land Masters
Standing Image of Prince Shōtoku
137
in His Youth

Artist or Author

Materials

Date

Location and Owner

Muromachi period,
16th century
Kamakura period,
Shōchū 3 (1326)

Zenshō-ji, Fukushima

Wood withpigments

Muromachi period,
Kyōroku 3 (1530)

Emmyō-ji, Iwate

Standing Image of Prince Shōtoku Praying
139 His Father's Recovery from Illness(Kyōyō zō )Wood withtoned repairs

Momoyama-Edo period,
17th century

Jōzui-ji, Fukushima[Important Cultural Property]
140 Image of Prince Shōtoku Praying His
Father's Recovery from Illness (Kyōyō zō )Colors on silk

Kamakura-Nambokuchō
period,14th century

Hongwanji, Kyoto

141 Seated Prince Shōtoku as Regent

Colors on silkStanding Image of Prince Shōtoku Praying
138 His Father's Recovery from Illness(Kyōyō zō )by Jōenby Shinjō

Prince Shōtoku in His Youth and
His Six Attendants
Selected Scenes from
143
Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku
Selected Scenes from
144
Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku
142

Colors on silk
Wood withpigments,
crystal eyes

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk

145 Portraits of Zendō and Hōnen

Colors on silk

[Important Cultural Property]
Portrait of Hōnen

Colors on silk

146

147 Portrait of Hōnen
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157

Images of Amida Tathagata, Prince
Shōtoku and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Amida Tathagata, Prince
Shōtoku and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Pure Land Mastersof India and China
Images of Pure Land Masters of China
and Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan
Images of Prince Shōtoku
and Pure Land Masters of Japan

Endoesed by
Zonnyo (1396-1457)

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk

by Gakō Kaganokami

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk

158 Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Colors on silk

159 Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Colors on silk

160 Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Colors on silk

161 Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Colors on silk

162 Images of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Colors on silk

Images of Prince Shōtoku Praying His
163 Father's Recovery from Illness (Kyōyō zō )and Seven Masters of Pure Land
Images of Prince Shōtoku Praying His
164 Father's Recovery from Illness (Kyōyō zō )and Seven Masters of Pure Land

Endorsed by Junnyo

Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Kamakura period,
13th century
Muromachi period,
Bun'an 3 (1446)
Nambokuchō-Muromachi
period, 14th century
Nambokuchō period,
14th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Kamakura-Nambokuchō
period, 14th century
Nambokuchō period,
14th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,Ōei 22 (1415)
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
14th-15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
Tembun 10 (1541)

Jōshō-ji, Fukushima

Hongwanji, Kyoto
Enjō-ji, Fukui
Enju-ji, Fukushima
Ampuku-ji, Gifu

Jōfuku-ji, Ibaraki
Jōkō-ji, Fukui
Kōden-ji, Okayama
Agematsu Town
Board of Education
Zenshō-ji, FukushimaRyūjō-ji, Nara
Sennen-ji, Toyama
Jōshin-ji, Okayama
Ampuku-ji, Gifu
Shinjō-ji, Gifu
Zuisen-ji, Niigata
Kōzen-ji, Fukushima
Jōgū-ji, Ibaraki
Shōnen-ji, Miyagi
Kōzen-ji, Fukushima
Zenshō-ji, Fukushima
Zenshō-ji, Fukushima

Colors on silk

Momoyama period,
Keichō 7 (1602)

Mommyō-ji, Toyama

Colors on silk

Momoyama period,
Keichō 9 (1604)

Konjōbō, Toyama

No.

Title

Images of Prince Shōtoku Praying His
165 Father's Recovery from Illness (Kyōyō zō )and Seven Masters of Pure Land

Artist or Author

Materials

Date

Location and Owner

Colors on silk

Momoyama period,
Keichō 14 (1609)

Shōnen-ji, Toyama

Manifestation of Amida Tathagata's Lightwith Line of Succesion in Pure Land
Buddhism from India to Japan(Kōmyō Honzon )Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century

Saitsū-ji, Shiga

Manifestation of Amida Tathagata's Lightwith Line of Succesion in Pure Land
167
Buddhism from India to Japan(Kōmyō Honzon )Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century

Butsudō-ji, Shiga

Illustrated Biography of Shinran, Featuring
168 Zenjun's Offer of an Accomodation to
Shinran (Shibu-shibu yado eden )Colors on silk

Edo period,
19th century

Jōfuku-ji, Niigata

Nine-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kawagoe no Myōgō )Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century

Jōfuku-ji, Niigata

Illustrated Biography of Shinran, Featuring
170 Zenjun's Offer of an Accomodation to
Shinran (Shibu-shibu yado eden )Colors on silk

Edo period,
19th century

Jōzen-ji, Niigata

Ten-character Name [for Amida Buddha](Kawagoe no Myōgō )Colors on silk

Muromachi period,
15th century

Jōzen-ji, Niigata

Ink on paper

Edo period,
17th century

Ryukoku University
Library

Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
16th century
Muromachi period,
15th century
Nambokuchō period,
Kōei 3 (Kōkoku 5, 1344)

Ryukoku University
Library
Ryukoku University
Library

Muromachi period,
16th century

Senshō-ji, Gifu

Muromachi period,
15th century
Muromachi period,
Kanshō 3 (1462)

Saikō-ji, Hyōgo

Late Heian period,
Chōshō 4 (1135)

Ryukoku University
Library

Muromachi period,
15th century
Nambokuchō period,
14th century
Nambokuchō period,
14th century

Konjōbō, Toyama

Colors on paper

Edo period,
18th-19th century

Shōmyō-ji, Osaka

Materials

Date

166

169

171

Endorsed by Junnyo

The True Teaching, Practice and
172 Realization (Kyōgyōshinshō )Formerly Owned by Chikū
Set of Hymns Written by Shinran(Sanjō Wasan )A Record in Lament of Divergences
174(Tannishō )Woodblockprint on paper

175 Essentials of Faith Alone (Yuishinshō )Ink on paper

173

Oral Transmission of the Life and Wordsof Shinran (Kudenshō )Commentary on the Five Vows of
177 Forty-eight Vows in the Larger
Sukhāvatīvyūha (Ganganshō )176

Ink on paper

Copied by Kakunyo

Ink on paper
Ink on paper

178 Image of Kikkō-nyo (allegedly)

Colors on silk

Image of Enkū,the Founder of Saikō-ji Temple

Endorsed by Rennyo

Colors on silk

[Important Cultural Property]
180 Practical Guide for Rebirthin the Pure Land (Nembutsushiki )Copied by Kakushō

Ink on paper

179

181 Descent of Amida Buddha

Colors on silk

182 Descent of Amida Triad

Colors on silk

183

Amida Triad SymbolicallyRepresented by Sanskrit Characters

Illustrated Scroll Describing the Nine Steps
184 of Decaying Process of Young Lady's
Dead Body

Embroidery on
silkby "Mitsusada"

Senshō-ji, Gifu
Ryukoku University
Library

Saikō-ji, Hyōgo

Shōgaku-ji, Hyōgo
Shōnen-ji, Miyagi

Chapter 4 Cultural Treasures of Hongwanji and Jodo Shinshu
No.

Title

Artist or Author

Location and Owner[National Treasure]Collected Works of Thirty-six Celebrated
185 Poets (Yoshinobu, Saneakira, Nakatsukasa,
Akahito, Saigū no Nyōgo, Koōkimi,
Nakafumi, Hitomaro Collections)

Ink ondecorative paper

Late Heian period,
12th century.
Hitomaro Collection:
Edo period, 17th century

Hongwanji, Kyoto[National Treasure]
186 Classified Collection of Japanese Old
Poems (Ruijū-koshu )Ink on paper

Late Heian period,
12th century

Ryukoku University
Library

No.

Title

Artist or Author

Collected Works of Japanese Celebrated
187
Calligraphers

188

Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems
for Singing (Wakan rōeishū )Volume 1: copied
allegedly by Sondō Shinnō(1332-1403)
Volume 2: copied
allegedly by Son'en Shinnō(1298-1356)

189 Cherry Blossoms and Civets
190 Japanese Cypress and Monkeys
191 Chinese Children Playing Games
192 Ancient Court Music (Gagaku )193[Important Cultural Property]
Scenes in and around Kyoto

One Hundred of Cranes and
One Hundred of Turtles
Keikahaku, One Hundred of Cranes
197
and One Hundred of Monkeys
196

198 Scene of Suma Bay
199 Wind God and Thunder God
White Heron in a Lotus Pond andCrabs behind Reed
Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Reigen
201(Japanese Plum)
Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Reigen
202(Orchestra and small Birds)
200

203

204
205
206
207
208
209

by Sumiyoshi Hiromasa(1729-97)
by Seisen'in Osanobu (17961846)
by Nagasawa Roshū(1767-1847)
by Ueda Kōchō(1788-1850)
by Yoshimura Kōbun(1790-1863)

Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Kōkaku
(Lily and butterflies)
Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Ninkō(Peony and Reishi mushroom)
Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Kōmei(Willow and Figures)
Four Seasons of Agriculture(Shiki kōsaku zu )Ornament of a Floral Car witha Crystal Ball
Mask of Kechikechi and
Mask of Young GirlInk ondecorative paper

Nambokuchō period,
14th century

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Gold ink andcolors on paper
Ink and lightcolors on paper
Colors ongold paper

Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
17th century
Edo period,
Kansei 3 (1791)
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
18th century
Edo-Meiji period,
18th century

Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Colors on silk
Ink and lightcolors on silkInk on silk
Colors on paper
Colors on paper

Paper Fan Gifted by Emperor Gosakuramachi(Palace and Autumn Grass)

Colors on paper

Colors on paper
Colors on paper
Colors on paper
by Katō Entaku(1646-1730)

Location and Owner
Hongwanji, Kyoto

Colors ongold paper
Colors ongold paper
Colors ongold paper

Flowers and Birds

Date
Nara-Edo period,
8-19 century

Colors on wood

194 Mt.Fuji and Miho-no-Matsubara
195

Materials
Ink on paper anddecorative paper

Colors on silk
Silver, brass,tin, etc.
Wood

Edo-Meiji period,
18th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo period,
Kyōhō 9 (1724)
Edo-Meiji period,
19th century
Edo-Meiji period,
18th century

Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Shōkō-ji, Toyama
Shōkō-ji, Toyama
Shōmyō-ji, Osaka
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Shōkō-ji, Toyama
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto

Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Shōkō-ji, Toyama
Hongwanji, Kyoto
Hongwanji, Kyoto