Mandala of the Four Deities of Mt. Kōya, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Hanging scroll, ink, color and cut gold foil on silk; overall: 178.6 x 56.3 cm (70 5/16 x 22 3/16 in.); painting only: 97.5 x 39.3 cm (38 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.). The two kami, or deities, at the top of this painting are Kariba Myjin and Niu Myjin. They inhabit Mount Kya and are described as son and mother. They are shown here as courtiers, with Kariba in Japanese-style court robes and Niu in robes modeled after court garments of the Tang dynasty. The two kami seated beneath are Kehi Myjin, portrayed as a lady holding a whisk, and the youthful Miyajima Myjin, with his hair drawn up in loops, playing a lute (biwa). Hj Masako (1157-1225), the wife of the first Kamakura shogun (leader) Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-1199), invited them to Mount Kya.

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Mandala of the Four Deities of Mt. Kōya, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Hanging scroll, ink, color and cut gold foil on silk; overall: 178.6 x 56.3 cm (70 5/16 x 22 3/16 in.); painting only: 97.5 x 39.3 cm (38 3/8 x 15 1/2 in.). The two kami, or deities, at the top of this painting are Kariba Myjin and Niu Myjin. They inhabit Mount Kya and are described as son and mother. They are shown here as courtiers, with Kariba in Japanese-style court robes and Niu in robes modeled after court garments of the Tang dynasty. The two kami seated beneath are Kehi Myjin, portrayed as a lady holding a whisk, and the youthful Miyajima Myjin, with his hair drawn up in loops, playing a lute (biwa). Hj Masako (1157-1225), the wife of the first Kamakura shogun (leader) Minamoto Yoritomo (1147-1199), invited them to Mount Kya.

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