About 2023 special exhibition

1.Exhibition theme “Chishakuin Temple Treasure Museum Opening Special Exhibition”

In commemoration of the 1250th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the sect, Kobo Daishi Kukai, materials related to Kobo Daishi will be exhibited. We will exhibit materials related to the early days.
In addition, in tracing the history of Chishaku-in, we will also exhibit materials related to Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.

Materials related to Kobo Daishi include three hanging scrolls of the statue of Kobo Daishi, the scriptures handed down by Kobo Daishi such as the Heart Sutra and Daiho Kobutsu Kegon Sutra, and a peacock brought from China by Kobo Daishi. We will exhibit the “Peacock Myoo Statue” (Important Cultural Property), which is said to be a copy of the design of Myoo.

As materials related to the early days of Chishaku-in, we will exhibit “Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Red Seal” and “Tokugawa Hidetada’s Red Seal”, which contain descriptions of temple territories (territories owned by Chishaku-in) and laws (prohibited matters). In addition, we will exhibit “Esoteric Buddhism ritual implements (Rinho, Katsuma, Shiho)” that are written to have been ordered for the 150th anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s death as a material that shows the relationship between the Tokugawa family and the Shingon sect.

Materials related to the Shingon sect include the “Ryokai Dai-mandala”, “Ryokai Tane Mandala”, and “Children’s Sutra Mandala”, which are ancient mandalas in the collection of Chishaku-in but are valuable materials that can withstand exhibition. (Important Cultural Property), and two hanging scrolls of “Kokyo Daishi Statue”, the founder of the restoration of Shingon Buddhism, will be exhibited. In addition, Kogyo Daishi has a close relationship with the Aoba Festival and the Winter Hoonko, so we will display the statue of Kobo Daishi according to each period.

2.Exhibition period and exhibition materials

*National Treasure Screen Paintings by the Hasegawa Tohaku family will be on permanent display.

①April 4, 2023 to July 30, 2023
‘Esoteric Buddhism ritual implements (Rinpo, Katsuma, Shiho)’ Edo period Meiwa 2nd year (1765)
“Tokugawa Ieyasu Red Stamp (Chishaku-in Hatto)” Edo period Keicho 18th year (1613)
“Tokugawa Ieyasu red stamp” Edo period 1615
“Heart Sutra” Den Kobo Daishi/Konshi Gold Paint/Kamakura Period
“Ryokai Dai-mandala” 2 widths/colored on silk/Muromachi period card
“Statue of Kobo Daishi” 1 width/colored on silk/Edo period *Exhibited from April 4th to May 31st
“Statue of Kobo Daishi” 1 width/colored on silk/Muromachi period *Exhibited from June 1st to July 30th
“Kogyo Daishi Statue” 1 width / colored on silk / Kamakura period

②August 1, 2023 to October 30, 2023
‘Esoteric Buddhism ritual implements (Rinpo, Katsuma, Shiho)’ Edo period Meiwa 2nd year (1765)
“Tokugawa Hidetada Vermillion Seal (Chishakuin Hatto)” Edo period 1617
“Tokugawa Hidetada red seal letter” Edo period 1619
“Daiho Kobutsu Kegon Sutra Vol.
“Ryokai Seed Mandala” 2 widths/colored on silk/Edo period
“Statue of Kobo Daishi” 1 width/colored on silk/Edo period
“Kujaku Myo-o Statue” Important cultural property/1 width/colored on silk/Kamakura period

③November 1, 2023 to January 30, 2024
‘Esoteric Buddhism ritual implements (Rinpo, Katsuma, Shiho)’ Edo period Meiwa 2nd year (1765)
“Tokugawa Ieyasu Red Stamp (Chishaku-in Hatto)” Edo period Keicho 18th year (1613)
“Tokugawa Ieyasu red stamp” Edo period 1615
“Heart Sutra” Den Kobo Daishi/Konshi Gold Paint/Kamakura Period
“Ryokai Dai-mandala” 2 widths/color on silk/Muromachi period
“Statue of Kobo Daishi” 1 width/colored on silk/Muromachi period
“Kogyo Daishi Statue” 1 width / colored on silk / Kamakura period

④From February 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024
‘Esoteric Buddhism ritual implements (Rinpo, Katsuma, Shiho)’ Edo period Meiwa 2nd year (1765)
“Tokugawa Hidetada Vermillion Seal (Chishakuin Hatto)” Edo period 1617
“Tokugawa Hidetada red seal letter” Edo period 1619
“Daiho Kobutsu Kegon Sutra Vol.
“Ryokai Seed Mandala” 2 widths/colored on silk/Edo period
“Statue of Kobo Daishi” 1 width/colored on silk/Muromachi period
“Doji Sutra Mandala” Important Cultural Property/1 width/colored on silk/Kamakura period