Treasures of the Sacred Mountain (Suntory Museum of Art)

(Translated by Google Translate)

Exhibition to showcase the masterpieces of Koyasan of Yukari to Kukai.

Legendary life of Kukai, was drawn to the colorful picture scroll, Takano ambassador doings Zue of the Kamakura era.

Had been exhibited, the scene of from wrecked the envoys ship of Kukai, until toward the Chang'an City of Tang.

Sentence that senior envoy of the envoys wrote to the local Secretary, at all compared to not being in the opponent, Secretary of attitude changes completely saw the sentence that Kukai wrote, are depicted scene that.

Text written by senior envoy is discarded on the ground, the sentence of Kukai, the Secretary has set reverently.

Though, in the how to draw like a modern cartoon, Omowazu smile would spill.

Unkei was raised digging, Eight Doji image. National treasure. Surrounding the perimeter of Acala, heavens who was the child of the figure of 8 body.

And the innocence of children, dignity as a defensive hand of Buddha, the Ririshi is, I'm engraved in its complex expression.

Greatness of the Buddhist image maker that Unkei is, even just from Eight Doji look, feel is enough.

Devas statue of Kaikei. In work that is considered the prototype for the four heavenly kings statue of Todai-ji Temple, it's somewhat smallish works, but expression of the anger is truly imminent.

One of fun to see the Four Heavenly Kings statue, has been trampled at the feet of the Four Heavenly Kings, by observing the monsters that against the Buddha.

Also in the four heavenly kings statue of this Kaikei, the monsters, and smiled a pathetic expression, and have withstood the weight of the Four Heavenly Kings, somehow, I feel sorry.