The Deva Idaten / Yamawaki Tôki
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- Accession Number
- 2003/1.391
- Title
- The Deva Idaten
- Artist
- Yamawaki Tôki
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1777-1839
- Medium and Support
- ink, color and gold on silk
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800-1839
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helmut Stern
- Inscription
- Signature: Ki no Hironari haishite utsusu (reverently painted by Ki no Hironari)
- Dimensions
- 114.5 cm x 32.4 cm (45 1/16 in. x 12 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Physical Description
- Idaten is depicted here, fierce, standing on clouds. His garments blow in the breeze, and a halo showing his power and godliness encircles his head.
- Subject Matter
- The deity depicted here, Idaten, is a Buddhist adaptation of Skanda, a Hindu warrior god who was the son of Shiva. According to the Sutra of Golden Light, a demon stole the Buddha’s ashes, and it was Idaten who chased him to the summit of Mount Meru to retrieve the sacred relics. Idaten is thus associated with extraordinary speed and came to be regarded as a protector of monasteries and monks, as well as warding off fire and theft. Hironari himself lived a monk-like existence in the western suburbs of Kyoto, and this work may have had personal significance for him.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 786 x 2814
- File Size
- 84 KB
- Record
- 2003/1.391
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"The Deva Idaten; Yamawaki Tôki." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.391/2003_1.391.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
