Fudo Myo-o
1958
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woodcut
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1319
Art Historical Context
Behold the fierce guardian deity *Fudo Myo-o* (1958), a striking woodcut print by Japanese artist Shikō Munak, housed in the National Gallery of's Rosenwald Collection.akata, a master of the *sōsaku hanga* (creative print movement, drew inspiration from traditional Japanese folk art and Buddhist iconography. Fudo Myo-o, known as the Immovable Wisdom King in Esoteric Buddhism, embodies unyielding protection against evil, often depicted with flames of wisdom, a sword to sever ignorance, and a fierce expression that belies his compassionate role. Crafted as a woodcut—a labor-intensive medium roo...