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Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha (Raigo), about 1270—1333. Creator: Unknown
Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha (Raigo), about 1270--1333

Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha, 1300-33. Creator: Unknown
Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha, 1300-33. In the Pure Land school of Buddhism, Amida Buddha is the focus of worship. Pictured here is the raigo

Wisdom King of Passion Aizen Myoo, 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Wisdom King of Passion Aizen Myoo, 1300s. This painting depicts the Buddhist deity the Wisdom King of Passion Aizen Myoo, who converts carnal lust into a desire for enlightenment

The Three Sacred Shrines at Kumano: Kumano Mandala, c. 1300. Creator: Unknown
The Three Sacred Shrines at Kumano: Kumano Mandala, c. 1300. This is an early and important example of a landscape mandala, a Buddhist meditative device

The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1300-1350. Creator: Unknown
The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1300-1350

The Poet Taira No Kanemore (died AD 990), 1200s. Creator: Unknown
The Poet Taira No Kanemore (died AD 990), 1200s. Taira no Kanemore was one of the thirty-six immortal poets of classical Japanese literature

The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu), 1200s. Creator: Unknown
The Secret Five Bodhisattvas (Gohimitsu Bosatsu), 1200s. The Secret Five bodhisattvas were used in a ritual to convert negative aspects of consciousness into positive ones

Taima Mandala, 1300-1333. Creator: Unknown
Taima Mandala, 1300-1333

Shotoku Taishi at Age Two, early 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Shotoku Taishi at Age Two, early 1300s. This sculpture depicts Shotoku Taishi (about 574-622), prince regent of Japan, in a pose indicating a particular episode from legends about his life

Shotoku Taishi and His Sons, 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Shotoku Taishi and His Sons, 1300s. Shotoku Taishi (about 574-622), prince regent, was attributed with numerous acts of faith in his lifetime

Reeds and Geese, 1314-17. Creator: Unknown
Reeds and Geese, 1314-17. Reeds and geese has been a common pairing in Chinese literary and visual culture for many centuries

Red Amida, 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Red Amida, 1300s. This rare image depicts the Crimson Crystal Buddha of Infinite Life, or Red Amida, with a red body; it is more common to see Red Amida with a red robe

Rakkan (Arhat), 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Rakkan (Arhat), 1300s

Portrait Study of Seigen, 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Portrait Study of Seigen, 1300s. This is a portrait study of the monk Seigen (1162-1231). The inscription identifies him and notes that the study is after a portrait in the subtemple Jizo in at

Monju and Attendants, 1200s. Creator: Unknown
Monju and Attendants, 1200s

Kasuga Shrine Mandala, 1300-1333. Creator: Unknown
Kasuga Shrine Mandala, 1300-1333. A golden path that begins at the bottom of this painting leads up to four red and white buildings to the left, and then to a fifth building on the right

The White Path to the Western Paradise across Two Rivers (Niga Byakudo), 1200s. Creator: Unknown
The White Path to the Western Paradise across Two Rivers (Niga Byakudo), 1200s. From the 1100s, Japanese Buddhists believed that they were living in a predicted period of apocalyptic cleansing that

Welcoming Descent of Jizo Bosatsu, 1200s. Creator: Unknown
Welcoming Descent of Jizo Bosatsu, 1200s. This painting depicts the bodhisattva Jizo--an enlightened being who refuses entry into nirvana in order to aid other beings in their quest for

The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yuzu Nenbutsu School (Yuzu Nenbutsu Engi Emaki), 1300s. This painting is the second of a pair of horizontal scrolls

One of the Ten Fast Bulls, mid 1200s. Creator: Unknown
One of the " Ten Fast Bulls", mid 1200s. This painting is a fragment cut from a horizontal scroll depicting ten bulls in various postures

Fujiwara no Muchimaro, 1200s or 1300s. Creator: Unknown
Fujiwara no Muchimaro, 1200s or 1300s

Fukutomi Zoshi, 1400s. Creator: Unknown
Fukutomi Zoshi, 1400s. This handscroll shows the second half of an odd tale in which a ne er-do-well seeks the path to quick fortune and learns the art of musical flatulence

A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho), 1200s. Creator: Unknown
A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho), 1200s. This dynamic figure was originally part of a set of Twelve Divine Generals (Junishinsho) that stood in a Japanese Buddhist temple hall

The Emperors Attendance at the Horse Race: Episode from the Tale of Eiga (Eiga Monogatari), c. 1200

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