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『図像抄』〈十巻抄〉明王部諸尊|Iconographic Drawings of the Five Kings of Wisdom (Myōō-bu shoson)

Unknown artist

Date: 12th century

Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: 13 1/4 in. x 42 ft. 2 3/16 in. (33.7 x 1285.7 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Culture: Japan

Period: Heian period (794–1185)

Themes: Buddhism, Deities, Swords

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Date range
1100 – 1185
Largest dimension
1285.7 cm
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