Fūshinjō (After Part of Kūkai's Letter to Saichō) - Hanging Scroll

Dimensions

W71 × H123.5 cm

This hanging scroll reproduces part of a letter written by Kūkai to Saichō, an important work symbolizing the historic exchange between two towering figures of Japanese Buddhism. It is known as "Fūshinjō" because the opening line of the first letter begins with the words "fūshin unsho" ("a message carried by the wind, like a letter borne on clouds").

風信帖（最澄宛 空海の手紙より一部）

空海が最澄に宛てた手紙の一部を再現した掛け軸。日本仏教の歴史的な交流を象徴する重要な作品です。その一通目の書き出しが「風信雲書」から始まるので「風信帖」と呼ばれています。