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Words of Prayer
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
In this text, the monk Jien prayed to the Shinto god Kasuga Gongen for the revival of the imperial family. The imperial court had lost much of its political power to the samurai around the 12th century."
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- By Jien (1155–1225)
- Period/Century
- Kamakura period, 1224
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Ink on paper
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- B-1400
- Genre
- Calligraphy
- Category
On display: Calligraphy
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On displayPart of Volume 16 of the "Flower Garland Sutra" (Called the "Burnt Sutra of Nigatsudō Hall")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
February 3, 2026 (Tue)–
March 15, 2026 (Sun)