Again,  the  Chujuji  Kwannon  is  one  of  three  such  fig-
ures to  be  ornamented  with  the  Korean  nimbus  affixed  to
a  thick  shaft  of  camphor- wood  and  carved  in  the  form  of
a  stout  bamboo  pole.  The  other  two  statues  are  the
Kwannon  with  the  Vase  and  a  Nyorin  Kwannon,  which
still  stands  enshrined  in  one  of  the  least  accessible  of
Yamato's  many  temples.
All  these  figures  may  be  assigned  to  a  period  early  in
the  reign  of  the  Empress  Suiko  (593-628)  or  to  a  period
just  prior  to  it.
In  Chujuji  too  is  preserved  (right  of  Kwannon's  shrine)

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one  of  those  naive  memorial  statuettes  of  the  infant
prince,  Mumayado  (Shotoku  Taishi).  The  figure  is  of
painted  wood,  and  represents  the  future  regent  as  a  bald-
headed,  fat-faced  and  somewhat  stolid  child  of  about
three  years  of  age;  a  very  full-chested  little  boy,  clad  in
a  pair  of  crimson  trousers  caught  in  tight  about  his  naked
waist.  Many  such  statues  of  the  Regent  exist  —  the
Suiko  temple  of  Koryuji  (Kyoto)  possesses  three  —  and
it  seems  to  have  been  a  favorite  subject  with  sculptors  of
the  Kamakura  School  (1185-1333).  The  statue  in  ques-
tion is  indeed  attributed  to  Tankei,  the  gifted  son  of
tinkei,  next  to  his  father  perhaps,  the  most  eminent  sculp-
tor of  the  Kamakura  Period.  To  the  left  of  the  Kwannon
Shrine  stands  a  charming  little  statue  of  Monju,  seated
upon  a  lion.  The  figure  is  in  painted  wood  and  seems  to
be  of  Kamakura  date,  though  a  far  earlier  epoch  is  claimed
for  it.
To  those  interested  in  ancient  embroideries,  Chujuji
can  offer  two  unique  examples.  The  first,  known  as  the
Tenjukoku-mandara,  dates  perhaps  from  Suiko  days,  as  it
was  made  shortly  after  the  death  of  Shotoku  (622  A.D.).
