Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō)
mid-1800s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō), mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1976.72 In Esoteric Buddhism, there is one Buddha at the center of the universe, and four additional Buddhas, each of whom occupies one of the four cardinal directions. These Buddhas also manifest themselves in fierce forms called Kings of Brightness (myōō), or Wisdom Kings. Daiitoku is an avatar of the Buddha Amida and manages the west.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1976.72
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review, 1976, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017, CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (February, 1977), cat. no. 152, p. 79, reproduced p. 67.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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