Shigisan Abbot Mitsugen's inscribed box, Bishamonten, Buddhist scroll mounting. For financial luck, good fortune, business prosperity, luck in competitions. Stains on the back.

With inscription by Mitsugon, Abbot of Shingyizan Temple,
A painting of Bishamonten, Tamonten. Scroll mounting, stains on the back.

* Created in Showa 55 (1980)
* Retail price: ￥85,000

[Size]
Overall: Approx. 184 x 64 cm
Painting: Approx. 101 x 42 cm
Fukuro (bag): Approx. 37 x 2.5 cm
Paulownia box: Approx. 67.5 x 7.5 x 8 cm

[Specifications]
Ichimonji (top scroll edge): Genuine gold Hoso-karakusa pattern
Nakawashi (middle scroll edge): Genuine gold rhombic ground Hoso-karakusa
Jo-enshu (upper scroll edge)
Jikusaki (roller ends): Wooden, genuine lacquer maki-e
Urauchi-shi (backing paper): Mino paper, Uda paper
Mounting: Fukujudo Mounting Shop

[Condition]
* There are noticeable, though faint, stains on the silk cloth on the back, approximately 37 cm from the top. (See image 15)
* There are stains on the back of the roller. (See image 14)
* No noticeable damage on the front.

[Content]
* Mitsugon, Abbot of Shingyizan Temple is a title for a Buddhist monk who served as the abbot of the Shingon sect of Shingyizan. It is also known as an alias and honorific title for the medieval high monk Reisho Shonin who appears in the Shingizan Engi Emaki (Picture Scroll of the Legend of Shingyizan), and symbolizes the history and faith of Shingyizan, which is based on Prince Shotoku's devotion to Bishamonten.

* This is a hanging scroll depicting Bishamonten, the guardian deity of Buddhism.
* Bishamonten is a deity belonging to the heavenly realms in Buddhism and guards the northern direction as one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
* When enshrined alone, he is called Bishamonten, and when enshrined as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, he is also called Tamonten.
* He is generally depicted as an armed warrior, holding a treasure staff () in his right hand and a treasure pagoda containing Buddhist relics in his left.
* He is also known as one of the Seven Lucky Gods and is believed to bring good fortune, wealth, prosperity in business, and luck in competitions.
* As shown in this image, Bishamonten is depicted at the center, with his wife Kisshoten and son Zennishidoji as attendants.