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Nov 11, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 11, 2008

Seated Manjusri

Seated Manjusri

문수보살도 (文殊菩薩圖)

1700s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392-1910)

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Overall: 254.9 x 1146 cm (100 3/8 x 451 3/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1919.1020

Location

not on view

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Bodhisattva Manjusri is holding a ruyi scepter to represent ultimate wisdom.

Description

Large-size Buddhist paintings dated to the Joseon period (1392–1910) were once hung behind Buddhist statues, attached to the wall. In the Buddhist pantheon of the Joseon period, Bodhisattva Manjusri appears as a deity attendant to Vairocana Buddha.

See also
Collection: 
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Department: 
Korean Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Credit line: 
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

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