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Wisdom King of Great Awe-inspiring Power (Daiitoku Myōō)

Date: mid-1800s
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 148831

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In Esoteric Buddhism, there is one Buddha at the center of the universe, and four additional Buddhas, each of whom occupies one of the four cardinal directions. These Buddhas also manifest themselves in fierce forms called Kings of Brightness (myōō), or Wisdom Kings. Daiitoku is an avatar of the Buddha Amida and manages the west.

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Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Provenance: ?–1976: (Bunzo Nakanishi, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1976–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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