Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties
2,690 works catalogued

Home › Browse › Calligraphy & Books › Kamakura period › Words of Prayer

Important Cultural Property

Words of Prayer

願文
Words of Prayer (願文)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Jien.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1224
Creator
Jien (慈円、前大僧正慈鎮、慈鎮大僧正)
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-56770

Find more

Same creator
Jien →

In this text, the monk Jien prayed to the Shinto god Kasuga Gongen for the revival of the imperial family. The imperial court had lost much of its political power to the samurai around the 12th century.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Words of Prayer（願文）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-56770. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/words-of-prayer-tokyo-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 法量: 本紙 縦29.4 長183.2

Also at the Tokyo National Museum More →

More calligraphy & books of the Kamakura period More →

More by Jien More →

Important Cultural Property
Words of Prayer (願文)

Words of Prayer

願文
Calligraphy & Books · Kamakura, 1224TNM
Advertisement