Color painting on silk considered to be those of MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, TAIRA no Shigemori and FUJIWARA no Mitsuyoshi: Based on sources such as the temple's historical record "Jingo-ji Ryakuki," it is thought that the models for these portraits were MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, TAIRA no Shigemori and FUJIWARA no Mitsuyoshi but the fact that this cannot be authenticated is reflected by the addition of the character 'den' to their National Treasure designations.
絹本着色伝・源頼朝像、伝・平重盛像、伝・藤原光能像－これらの肖像画のモデルについては、寺の根本史料である『神護寺略記』の記述などをもとに源頼朝、平重盛、藤原光能とされてきたが、確証がないため、国宝の指定名称にも「伝」の字が付されている。