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Fugen Bodhisattva seated on a white elephant

Fugen Bodhisattva seated on a white elephant
(Kizōfugen no saku 騎獅文殊の柵)
 (1951); printed 1958

Medium
hand-coloured woodblock
Measurements
65.0 × 39.5 cm irreg. (image) 70.0 × 47.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
stamped in red ink l.l.: 棟
inscribed (vertically) in pencil (over previous inscription) l.l.: 志功 Munakata
inscribed in pencil l.l.: (line with arrow pointing left) / 1958 / 9.9.
inscribed in red pencil on reverse l.l.: Shiko, Munakata / c # 90 Japanese Song (B)
Accession Number
698-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1960
© Munakata Shikō Estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
bodhisattvas elephant (animal) flower (motif) men (male humans) pose seated figures