The image depicts a painting of Fudō Myōō and two attendants. The central figure, Fudō Myōō, is a large red-skinned man with dark hair. He has a stern expression on his face. He wears a crown on his head. Around his neck, he has a large blue garment resembling a cape or collar with gold accents. He wears a white cloth wrapped around his waist. The cloth is held in place by a gold belt. He has gold bracelets on both wrists and gold anklets on both ankles. Fudō Myōō stands on a stone pedestal. The background of the painting is dark brown. The painting has a brown border with a thin red line and a thin gold line on either side. The border is thicker at the top and bottom than on the sides.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 14th century
- Medium:
- One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; hand-colored woodblock print on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 306 × 623 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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