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Words of Prayer 

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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
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Artist
By Jien (1155–1225)
Period/Century
Kamakura period, 1224
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Ink on paper
Size
Inscriptions
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Collection reference no.
B-1400
Genre
Calligraphy
Category
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