Fudo, The Immovable
Figure
ca. 1400-1600 (made)
ca. 1400-1600 (made)
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Carved and painted wood, figure of seated Buddha with thin head band, upper body bare, left forearm raised, right elbow crooked outward, legs crossed, soles of feet turned upward with drapery retaining traces of colour splayed out in front.
Object details
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| Title | Fudo, The Immovable (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Seated figure of Fudo, a manifestation of Buddha whose purpose is the combatting of evil, carved and painted wood, Japan, ca. 1400-1600 |
| Physical description | Carved and painted wood, figure of seated Buddha with thin head band, upper body bare, left forearm raised, right elbow crooked outward, legs crossed, soles of feet turned upward with drapery retaining traces of colour splayed out in front. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund |
| Object history | This figure would have originally been holding a rope in its left hand and a sword in its right hand, for binding and killing the wicked (Fudo as a manifestation of Buddha whose purpose is the combatting of evil). |
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| Accession number | A.91-1927 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2009 |
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