A framed woodblock print, ink on paper, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha, by Munakata Shiko (Japanese, 1903 to 1975), blocks carved 1939 to 1948, this impression printed 1960, Showa period, showing Sariputra, the Buddha's disciple traditionally honored as Master of Wisdom. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2017.245.10, Asian Art department.
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Custody HistoryMunakata carved the block for this print in 1939, and it survived the American firebombing of Tokyo in May 1945, which destroyed his house and most of his other blocks, because he had used this one to help line his air raid shelter; two companion blocks for a pair of bodhisattvas were lost in the same bombing and had to be recarved in 1948 before the full twelve-panel set was reunited in 1951. 1 Physical Form
MediumFramed woodblock print, ink on paper, by Munakata Shiko, blocks carved 1939 to 1948, printed 1960, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2017.245.10 1 Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Sariputra, Master of Wisdom, accession 2017.245.10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title names Sariputra directly by his traditional epithet, Master of Wisdom, one of a series of ten woodblock prints by Munakata Shiko honoring the Buddha's chief disciples.
Source Sariputra, Master of Wisdom, accession 2017.245.10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Japan, Regions Source Sariputra, Master of Wisdom, accession 2017.245.10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Metropolitan Museum of Artcatalogue record, medium/object-type description
A framed woodblock print, ink on paper, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha, by Munakata Shiko (Japanese, 1903 to 1975), blocks carved 1939 to 1948, this impression printed 1960, Showa period, showing Sariputra, the Buddha's disciple traditionally honored as Master of Wisdom.
Originated In: Japan, Object record: Culture
Culture: Japan
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