【 Hodo-zan Komyoji Toshitoku-shin Hanging Scroll 】 Late Meiji Period - Early Showa Period ・A hanging scroll of the Toshitoku-shin (Year God) from Komyoji Temple on Mt. Hodo-zan, currently located in Naka, Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture. 　It bears the seal of "Komyoji Temple, Ono Village, Tano District, Gunma Prefecture," indicating that it dates from the period when the area was Ono Village, Tano District, from 1896 to 1954. Approximate Size: 123 x 34.3 cm, Scroll Width 38.7 cm Weight: 153g Materials: Printed on paper, natural wood, lacquer, etc. Origin: Gunma Period: Late Meiji Period - Early Showa Period ＜Komyoji Temple on Mt. Hodo-zan＞ A Shingon Buddhist temple. Founded in 1359 by the second Hoin (high-ranking priest) Jogi of Jigen-ji Temple in Taki, in the area of Nakakuri. Burned down in 1582 during the battle between Takigawa Kazumasu and Takeda Katsuyori. Relocated to its current location in 1608 by the 16th head priest, Hoin Yuko. Burned down in 1830 during the time of the 34th head priest, Uho Shonin, and rebuilt three years later. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1984 to commemorate the 1150th anniversary of the death of Kobo Daishi. The temple gate is said to have been moved from Hirai Castle, belonging to the Uesugi clan. The principal image, the Eleven-faced Kannon, enshrines the war dead from the aforementioned battle. (From the Komyoji Temple Engi - temple history)