• Figure 19. “The Special Royal Assembly for the Meager Feast” (Tōji Jun Misai e) at Tōji, Kyoto: an early-modern revival of the court ritual introduced in 1834 (Tenpō 5) as part of the celebrations of the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi issennengyoki). From Kōbō Daishi issennengyoki zue illustrated by Shinsensai Kiyoyasu, also published in 1834. Courtesy of National Institute of Japanese Literature.

Kōbō Daishi issennengyoki zue

From The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto no Tamenori's Sanboe by Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle

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