龍湫周沢写 不動明王二童子像|Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants
Medium
One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; hand-colored woodblock print on paper
Dimensions
Image: 41 7/8 × 14 1/4 in. (106.4 × 36.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 71 × 20 3/4 in. (180.3 × 52.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 71 × 22 1/2 in. (180.3 × 57.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number
1975.268.27
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Art Historical Context
In the turbulent Nanbokuchō period (6–92), a time of civil strife between Japan's rival Northern and Southern Courts,-monk Ryūshū Shūtaku (also known as Myōtaku) created striking hanging scroll, *Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants*. of a rare triptych, it the fierce Wisdom King Fudō Myōō—known as the immovable guardian of Esoteric Buddhism—flanked by his two child attendants, Kongara and Seitaka. Wielding a flaming sword to vanquish evil and a lasso to bind ignorance, Fudō embodies unyielding protection in Shingon and Tendai traditions, resonating deeply during an era of upheaval. This work stands ...