Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Fudô Myô-ô
(Japanese Military Armor)
Fudô Myô-ô, the Immovable One, is depicted standing on a rocky cliff near a waterfall. Behind him is a mandorla of flames. Fudô Myôô is one of the five Kings of Light who protect the Buddhist faithful. His fierce expression is intended to scare away evil spirits. He is almost always shown with a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand. He is often associated with waterfalls because he saved the monk Mongaku who froze while praying in a waterfall.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.873