Mirror image - Kagami no miei

Japanese: 鏡御影 - かがみのみえい

…Myoe's depiction of himself is also in the style of caricature, and is by no means idealized or formal. Caricatures from this period include the "Portrait of Emperor Gotoba" (Minase Shrine), which is thought to have been painted by Fujiwara Takanobu's son Nobuzane in 1221 (Jokyu 3), and his son, the "Portrait of Saint Shinran" (Kagami Miei, Nishi Honganji Temple). …

From Honganji Temple

…Another famous piece of architecture is the Hiunkaku. The temple's treasures include the "Portrait of Saint Shinran" (Kamakura period, National Treasure), a portrait of Shinran when he was alive, characterized by a likeness and called the "Kagami no Miei." Other treasures include the illustrated biography of Kakunyo III, "Mokie Kotoba" (Muromachi period, Important Cultural Property), "Kumano Kaishi" (Kamakura period, National Treasure) which includes 11 letters written by Emperor Gotoba, and "Collection of Thirty-six People" (Heian period, National Treasure).…

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kagami Mikage" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…明恵自身の描写も似絵風で，決して理想化された形式的なものではない。似絵では藤原隆信の子信実が1221年(承久3)に描いたと考えられる《後鳥羽天皇像》(水無瀬神宮)やその子専阿弥陀仏の《親鸞上人像》(鏡御影。西本願寺)などがこの期を飾っている。…

【本願寺】より

…他に著名な建築として飛雲閣がある。寺宝では《親鸞聖人像》(鎌倉時代，国宝)があり，親鸞存命中の寿像で似絵（にせえ）の特色をもち，〈鏡御影（かがみのみえい）〉と呼ばれている。他に3世覚如の絵伝《慕帰絵詞》(室町時代，重要文化財)，後鳥羽天皇宸翰11通を含む〈熊野懐紙〉(鎌倉時代，国宝)，《三十六人集》(平安時代，国宝)などがある。…

※「鏡御影」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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