Sutra Wrapper (Chitsu), from a set originally commissioned for the Kyoto temple Jingo-ji

Japan Series: Jingo-ji, Kyoto

Illustrated "Vajra-Sckhara-yoga-homa-kolpa" (J: Kongōchō-yuga-goma) sutra from Jingo-ji, Takao

Women pilgrims approaching a temple, Kyoto

Film set at the Nishi Honganji temple complex, Kyoto, Japan. From a series on the Asian film industry for 'L...

Pagoda with Darani sutra, from a set of "One Million Pagodas"

Sanzen-in Temple near Kyoto. Taken for a series on Japan for ‘Life’

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), from the series Famous Views of Kyoto (Kyōto meisho no uchi)

Printed Images (Imbutsu) of Acalanâtha (Fudō Myōō), from Kyōōgokoku-ji (Tō-ji), Kyoto

Temple at Kyoto, housing a huge bell, which can be beard for miles

Film set for ‘Niigata bamboo doll’, directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura, Kyoto, Japan. From a series on the Asian...

Story of Devadatta, from Chapter 12 of a Printed Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō); Kasuga Edition, from Kōfuku-ji, Nara

Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Pagoda (Gorinto) and Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Vairochana (Dainichi), from Shōtō-ji (subtemple of Hōshō-ji), Kyoto

A sudden shower at Ohashi bridge From the ten-sheet set: "Kyoto Meisho no Uchi" (Famous Sites in...

Two Shrine Lanterns and a White Snake, from the series Five in a Set for Weddings

Standing Arya-Avalokiteshvara (Shō Kannon bosatsu) on a Lotus Base, one from a set of 1,000 images formerly in Kōfuku-ji, Nara

Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin)

Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin)

Actor Bando Mitsugorō 3rd as Minamoto no Yorimasa (from a set of three spring kyōka surimono)

Stylized Fan-Shaped Pendant (Keman) with Decoration of Birds and Flowers, from a set housed at the temple Jōgon-in, Shiga Prefecture

Film director Susumu Hani on the set of‘ ‘She and he’, Japan. From a series on the Asian film industry for ‘...

Courtesans Drawn in Osaka style (right), Kyoto style (center), and Edo style (left), from "Courtesans of the Three Capitals: A Set of Three (Sanga no tsu keisei sanpukutsui)"

Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi-ji), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō

Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi-ji), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō