Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”
A Buddhist deity sits cross-legged on a lotus flower, wearing a crown and ornate robes. The deity has a serene expression and holds a scepter-like object in their right hand and another object in their left hand. A halo surrounds the deity's head. The deity sits on a large lotus flower with multiple petals. A smaller lotus flower with a scepter-like object tied with a red cord is below the deity. The background of the image is a light-brown color with Japanese writing in black ink. The image has a white border on the right side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 12th century
- Medium
- Fragment of an album, mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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