Stamped Images of Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja)

14th–15th century

Not on view

Repeating the name of a Buddhist deity, whether through incantation or inscription, was a common act of devotion among the faithful. Similarly, artworks featuring multiple images of a deity were often sponsored by devotees and date back to the earliest stages of Buddhism in Japan. The sheet affixed to this hanging scroll displays a grid of images of the Wisdom King Fudō Myōō.

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不動明王坐像印仏
Title: Stamped Images of Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja)
Period: Nanbokuchō (1336–1392)–Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Date: 14th–15th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; woodblock printed images; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 17 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (45.1 × 29.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 53 × 15 7/8 in. (134.6 × 40.3 cm)
Overall with knobs: 53 × 17 1/4 in. (134.6 × 43.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Object Number: 2020.396.5
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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