Shomen Kongô
Artist
Anonymous
Date17th century
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper
Dimensions20 × 9 1/4 in. (50.8 × 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of John Gregg Allerton, 1952 (1687.1)
Object number1687.1
DescriptionOtsu-e painting. Painted on tan paper in color. Shomen Kongo, a Buddhist deity, geen, 4-armed, holds a wheel in upper right, staff in upper left, vajra in lower right, cord in lower left, is three-eyed with a flaming halo. Sun and moon are in upper corners, monkeys are on either side. At bottom are two figures, a rooster and a hen. The painting is mounted on narrow gilt brocade, wider brown brocade, and tan silk. Part of a group of four paintings (HAA 1685.1-1688.1)On View
Not on viewCollections
Anonymous
Mid-late 12th century
Anonymous
late 18th or early 19th century
