Shômen Kongô / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1991/1.71
- Title
- Shômen Kongô
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- rubbing: ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Caroline J. Plumer
- Inscription
- Inscription: dated to 1695 (Genroku hatsunen jugatsu ka)
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 145.5 x 44.5 cm (57 5/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- A scowling figure standing atop a pedestal. He has four arms, two of which are clasped together, and the other two of which are holding an orb and a stick. On the pedestal are two small human figures and two birds. Above the figure are two circles. On the right and left side of the image are lines of writing.
- Subject Matter
- This image is a rubbing of the deity Shômen Kongô. He is depicted with four arms, two of which hold a sword and a wheel. He is often accompanied by two servant boys, as he is here, and roosters, who were considered protectors against demons. Behind him are the sun and the moon. Some Buddhist texts say Shômen Kongô was originally a demon who caused illness and tortured humans, but that he dedicated himself to protecting them against disease after a defeat. The writing on either side of the image indicates the date. The right side of the image reads “the 8th year of the Genroku era,” or 1695.
- Primary Keywords
- deity
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 905 x 1455
- File Size
- 159 KB
- Record
- 1991/1.71
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"Shômen Kongô; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-1.71/1991_1.71.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
