The 10th Great Treasure Exhibition - "Artworks bestowed by Prince Takamatsu" and "Eight Great Children" - Exhibit list
August 1, 1989-31
Greetings
The founder, Kobo Daishi, built Toji Temple in the capital Kyoto as a temple to protect the nation, and also opened Mount Koya as a temple for meditation. To this day, Kobo Daishi has been the object of fervent faith and spiritual support for the people of Japan as a bodhisattva who saves lives and benefits the people.
He is worshipped by people from a wide range of walks of life as the savior of the imperial family, aristocrats, and ordinary people.
Pilgrimages by retired emperors, retired emperors, and princes during the Middle Ages are well known, but even as far back as the Edo period, the imperial family interred their remains at Mount Koya and maintained tombs to ensure the comfort of their future generations.
It is still fresh in people's memory that Emperor Showa and Empress Showa visited the mountain in recent years.
The Takamatsu family has recently been bestowed with cultural assets from its collection, and we are honored to be able to exhibit them all here this year.
At the same time, the old exhibition room will display the National Treasure Eight Great Children by Unkei, a work previously in the Garan Fudo Hall, along with the principal image of Acala. It is the pride of the museum to have such a collection of mature works by such a great artist, renowned in the history of Japanese art, all in one place for public viewing.
At the same time, the old exhibition room will display the National Treasure Eight Great Children by Unkei, a work previously in the Garan Fudo Hall, along with the principal image of Acala. It is the pride of the museum to have such a collection of mature works by such a great artist, renowned in the history of Japanese art, all in one place for public viewing.
August First, 1989 Koyasan Reihokan Museum Director Tomonori Yamamoto