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Iconographic Drawing of the Wisdom King Daiitoku (Daiitoku Myōō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
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