A stencil print titled "Twelve Buddhas and Kobo Daishi (Jusanbutsu)," ink and color on paper, Edo period, late 1600s. The print pairs the Thirteen Buddhas of the Japanese mortuary rite with Kukai, founder of Shingon Buddhism, shown under his posthumous title Kobo Daishi, a standard devotional print type of the period. Held today by the Cleveland Museum of Art under accession 1988.119, Japanese Art department, gift of Donald J. Wineman in memory of his wife, Susan.
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MediumStencil print (kappa-zuri), Edo period, late 1600s, Cleveland Museum of Art 1988.119 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Twelve Buddhas and Kobo Daishi (Jusanbutsu), accession 1988.119 (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Depicts
Kukai, Figures The Cleveland Museum's own title for this stencil print names the subject outright, "Twelve Buddhas and Kobo Daishi (Jusanbutsu)," a standard devotional print pairing the Thirteen Buddhas with the founding patriarch of Shingon Buddhism.
Source Twelve Buddhas and Kobo Daishi (Jusanbutsu), accession 1988.119 (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Originated In
Japan, Regions Source Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API: Cleveland Museum of Art object record 1988.119
Sources
1. "Striding Thoth," accession 26.7.860 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Twelve Buddhas and Kobo Daishi (Jusanbutsu), accession 1988.119 (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API: Cleveland Museum of Art object record 1988.119
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access APIOriginated In: Japan, cultureQuote, Originated In: Japan, culture
"Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)"
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