Kano HōgaiJapanese
Daigensui Myōō
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
This outstanding work is a hoso-e, a kind of charm used as protection against or recovery from smallpox, as red was believed to ward off plague and disaster. Usually showing a heroic figure, this painting features one of the fierce five Wisdom Kings in Esoteric Buddhism. The painting is accompanied by a letter from Kamiryo Seiju, a physician and good friend of Hōgai, explaining to a priest that this painting was used in rituals as a religious icon.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2013.31.204
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
