the konjiki-dō () is a small building completed in 1124, which still conveys an image of what chūson-ji looked like in its prime. the building is covered with gold leaf on both the interior and exterior. inside, the decorations use mother-of-pearl inlays, woodwork, metalwork, lacquerwork and paintings, bringing together many aspects of late heian period arts and crafts it is one of two buildings that survive from the original chūson-ji temple complex, the other being a sutra repository. the building also serves as a mausoleum containing the mummified remains of the leaders of the northern fujiwara clan.