Portrait of Rigen Daishi, 16th century, Unknown Japanese, 35 9/16 × 16 3/8 in. ( × cm) (image)68 1/2 × 22 1/16 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 16th century, In this portrait, master monk Shōbō (832–909), referred to as 'Rigen Daishi' after his death, takes a seated position on a raised chair with shoes placed before him. In his right hand he holds a vajra, a Buddhist ritual weapon used in esoteric Buddhist rituals. Rigen Daishi was the founder of Daigoji, a Shingon Buddhist temple in southeastern Kyoto. Shingon ('True Word')

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