Artist History
Junyo (1720-1760) was a Jodo Shinshu monk in the mid-Edo period. He was the 18th abbot of Higashi Honganji and the chief priest. He was the grandson of Ichinyo, the 16th abbot of Higashi Honganji. He became the successor to the 17th abbot, Shinnyo, who was Ichinyo's nephew, and succeeded him as the 18th head priest when Shinnyo passed away.