Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a Boy (Chigo Daishi)

Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a Boy (Chigo Daishi)

15th century · Japan

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation

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