

Iconographic Drawing of the Wisdom King Daiitoku (Daiitoku Myōō)
A line drawing on aged paper of a deity with a flaming halo sitting atop a lotus flower. The deity has one leg tucked under the lotus and the other bent in front. The figure has 6 arms and three eyes; one central eye and one on the forehead. The deity holds a sword, a rosary, a staff with a forked end and a lotus. A patterned green and gold border surrounds the drawing. Two lines of Asian script are on the top left and one on the bottom right.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 12th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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