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Seated Manjusri

문수보살도 (文殊菩薩圖)

1700s

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

Fun Fact

Bodhisattva Manjusri is holding a <em>ruyi </em>scepter to represent ultimate wisdom.

Description

Large-size Buddhist paintings dated to the Joseon period (1391-1910) 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.

Provenance
(Yamanaka and Company, New York).
Citations
Kim, Min. “Comparison of Color Features in Buddhist Paintings from the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties [고려불화와 조선불화에 사용된 채색 비교].” Seokdang nonchong (2019): 55-84. www.dbpia.co.kr
Hwang, Kyu-seong. “A Study on Iconography of Three World Buddhas in the Joseon Dynasty [朝鮮時代 三世佛 圖像에 關한 硏究].” Misul sahak (2006): 221-281. www.dbpia.co.kr
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 893 archive.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.1020