This portrait was produced as the Honzon of Kichijokeka-e (reverence for devotional meetings) on the basis of the "Golden Light of the Most Victorious Kings Sutra," regarded as one of very few valuable paintings produced during the Nara period. |
『金光明最勝王経』所説に基づき、吉祥悔過会(きちじょうけかえ)の本尊として制作されたもので、数少ない奈良時代の絵画遺品として貴重なものである。 |