Portrait of En no Gyōja, Attributed to Jakusai, late 14th–15th century

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Portrait of En no Gyōja, Muromachi period (1392–1573), late 14th–15th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 36 1/8 × 15 1/4 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Attributed to Jakusai (Japanese), En no Gyōja, the legendary founder of Shugendō, a sect of mountain-dwelling religious practitioners, is said to have lived during the seventh century on Mount Katsuragi, near the ancient capital of Nara

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