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Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyārāja)

Acala / The Immovable Wisdom King

Object RecordSC-1805-001
Type
sculpture
Vow Serial
千体之内
Date
1805
Medium
Chisel-carved wood
Dimensions
H 90 cm · W 37 cm · D 25 cm
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
City
New York
Country
USA
Accession
2016.363.1
Sources
MMA2016_363_1

Notes

Acquired 2016. Provenance: Hayamizu Family Minami-Uonuma City Niigata (to at least 2007); London Gallery Ltd. Tokyo (to 2016). Exhibited: 'Celebrating the Arts of Japan' MMA 2015–17; 'The Poetry of Nature' MMA 2018–19; 'Japan: A History of Style' MMA 2021–22. Associated piece: Altar Cabinet (Zushi) for Fudō Myōō (MMA obj. 739543; 19th c.; unidentified artist) — acquired with this work.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, USA

Related Poems

よろずよの

Praying to the gods / of ten thousand ages — / may the Buddhas I carve / remain in this world.

W-007

いくたびも

Again and again / I set the chisel and pray — / within the thousand: / the Buddha guiding.

W-004

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