483276 History of the Founding of the Geppoji Temple, Muromachi Period, c.1495 (ink, colour & gold on paper) by Mitsunobu, Tosa (1434-1525); 34.3x1044 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: Tsukimine-dera (Geppoji) konryu shugyo engi. According to legend, Prince Shotoku Taishi (574-622) instructed the Buddhist monk Nichira to select an auspicious site for a temple. After a prolonged search, Nichira was drawn by supernatural signs to a tree in Settsu Province, when the tree fell it revealed a fully formed statue of Senju Kannon, on the trunk. The calligraphy is thought to be by Fujiwara Kinnatsu.); Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution; Gift of Charles Lang Freer; Japanese, out of copyright.