This is a portrait of the celebrated priest Dōji (d. 744) who played an important role in national Buddhism during the Nara period. He is depicted giving a sermon, seated diagonally upon a ritual seat holding a priest’s scepter. The painting was hung opposite a portrait of Shōtoku Taishi at Kakuan-ji Temple (located in Yamatokōriyama city), the temple of the Nukata clan to which Dōji belonged.
Object label
Portrait of Priest Dōji
Color on silk
H: 119.2cm, W: 49.2cm
Muromachi period 14th century-15th century
- D029165
- D029165
- 2001/11/28
- A241912
- 2001/11/28
- A250792
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- A250795
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