Author: Ryōei 良栄. Date: c. 1650-1750. Tranlated title: 'The three stages of existence'. Description: An Esoteric Buddhist work on rituals associated with the Wisdom Gods (Jpn. Myōō, Skt. Vidyārāja).
Author: Taisan 泰山. Date: c. 1650-1750. Translated title: 'Burning of sesamun oil as a sacrifice' . Description: An account of the Goma (護摩, Skt. Homa) ritual of consecrated fire used in the worship of Fudō Myōō (Skt. Acalanātha) in Shingon Buddhism. The text has annotations in red dated 1751...
Copyist: Sawazaki Umon 沢崎右門. Artists: Kamiya Tōmin 神谷洞珉, Fujita Shin 藤田辰. Date: 1808 [Bunka 5]. Description: Episodes from the life of the Boddhisattva Jizō [Skt. Kṣitigarbha]. The colophon attributes the original illustrations to Kose no Mitsuyasu 巨勢光康 and text to Urabe Kaneyoshi 卜部兼好 [Yosh...
Copyist: Eikan 永管. Date: 1851 [Kaei 4]. Description: A version of the folktale Bunbuku chagama 分福茶釜 (The Lucky Tea Kettle), the story of the Buddhist priest Shukaku at the Morinji Temple, who turns out to be a raccoon dog tanuki) in human form. The manuscript was copied in 1851 [Kaei 4] bas...