artist:"Unknown Japanese"
Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power
Figurine of a Female
Vajra Warrior (one of a pair)
Taima Mandala
Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki
Tobacco tray
Kakebotoke
Helmet in dragonfly shape
Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel
Sake bottle with paulownia
Set of food dishes (mukōzuke)
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Wood with metal, polychrome, gilding, and inlaid crystal eyesexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center in 2000 in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman Lee by the Clark Family in appreciation of the Lees' friendship and help over many yearsexpand_more 2013.29.1a-g
Daiitoku Myōō is meant to be intimidating. He is also known as the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, and it is his job to defeat evil. This Buddhist guardian deity’s intense rage is manifested by his wild appearance: six legs, six arms carrying an assortment of weapons, and six glaring faces backed by a halo of flames. Daiitoku Myōō does not act alone but is one of the Five Great Wisdom Kings (Godai Myōō). Four of the Wisdom Kings guard the cardinal directions surrounding the central fifth king. Each of them also guards its own buddha. Since Daiitoku occupies the west, he is associated with the wrath of Amida Buddha, whose abode is a paradise known as the Western Pure Land.
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