Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara) / Saitô Kiyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 1986/2.65
- Title
- Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1959
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss
- Style/Group/Movement
- Sôsaku hanga
- Inscription
- Signature and seal in the lower left: Kiyoshi Saito
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 45 cm x 60 cm (17 11/16 in. x 23 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Subject Matter
- This print is one of a series by the artist that evokes, in a highly abstract manner, famous Buddhist sculptures of Nara, the capital of Japan in the 8th century. The subject here is the slender, 8-armed figure of Ashura (in Sanskrit, Asura), dated to 734 and in the collection of Kôfukuji Temple in Nara. Ashura is a deity derived from Hindu beliefs, representing a class of powerful beings who were often in competition with the 'devas' or gods. In Buddhism, these spirits are adopted as protectors of the faith. The Ashura are not Buddhas, despite the title given the print by the artist.
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- religions
- religions and religious concepts
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1423 x 989
- File Size
- 131 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.65
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"Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara); Saitô Kiyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.65/1986_2.65.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.